diff --git a/replica/table.cc b/replica/table.cc
index 100841628f..c611b52dcd 100644
--- a/replica/table.cc
+++ b/replica/table.cc
@@ -2305,7 +2305,7 @@ future<table::snapshot_file_set> table::take_snapshot(database& db, sstring json
     auto table_names = std::make_unique<std::unordered_set<sstring>>();
 
     co_await io_check([&jsondir] { return recursive_touch_directory(jsondir); });
-    co_await db.get_sharded_sst_dir_semaphore().local().parallel_for_each(tables, [&jsondir, &table_names] (sstables::shared_sstable sstable) {
+    co_await _sstables_manager.dir_semaphore().parallel_for_each(tables, [&jsondir, &table_names] (sstables::shared_sstable sstable) {
         table_names->insert(sstable->component_basename(sstables::component_type::Data));
         return io_check([sstable, &dir = jsondir] {
             return sstable->snapshot(dir);