diff --git a/packages/gatsby-source-wordpress/src/normalize.js b/packages/gatsby-source-wordpress/src/normalize.js
index e1ad610f4af21..c46f6fc0ef06f 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-source-wordpress/src/normalize.js
+++ b/packages/gatsby-source-wordpress/src/normalize.js
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ exports.downloadMediaFiles = async ({
             store,
             cache,
             createNode,
-            _auth,
+            auth: _auth,
           })
         } catch (e) {
           // Ignore