diff --git a/changelog.d/10074.misc b/changelog.d/10074.misc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8dbe2cd2bcad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/10074.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Update opentracing to inject the right context into the carrier.
diff --git a/synapse/logging/opentracing.py b/synapse/logging/opentracing.py
index fba2fa390434..1ae9a363c795 100644
--- a/synapse/logging/opentracing.py
+++ b/synapse/logging/opentracing.py
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ def inject_active_span_twisted_headers(headers, destination, check_destination=T
 
     span = opentracing.tracer.active_span
     carrier = {}  # type: Dict[str, str]
-    opentracing.tracer.inject(span, opentracing.Format.HTTP_HEADERS, carrier)
+    opentracing.tracer.inject(span.context, opentracing.Format.HTTP_HEADERS, carrier)
 
     for key, value in carrier.items():
         headers.addRawHeaders(key, value)
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ def inject_active_span_byte_dict(headers, destination, check_destination=True):
     span = opentracing.tracer.active_span
 
     carrier = {}  # type: Dict[str, str]
-    opentracing.tracer.inject(span, opentracing.Format.HTTP_HEADERS, carrier)
+    opentracing.tracer.inject(span.context, opentracing.Format.HTTP_HEADERS, carrier)
 
     for key, value in carrier.items():
         headers[key.encode()] = [value.encode()]
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ def inject_active_span_text_map(carrier, destination, check_destination=True):
         return
 
     opentracing.tracer.inject(
-        opentracing.tracer.active_span, opentracing.Format.TEXT_MAP, carrier
+        opentracing.tracer.active_span.context, opentracing.Format.TEXT_MAP, carrier
     )
 
 
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ def get_active_span_text_map(destination=None):
 
     carrier = {}  # type: Dict[str, str]
     opentracing.tracer.inject(
-        opentracing.tracer.active_span, opentracing.Format.TEXT_MAP, carrier
+        opentracing.tracer.active_span.context, opentracing.Format.TEXT_MAP, carrier
     )
 
     return carrier
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ def active_span_context_as_string():
     carrier = {}  # type: Dict[str, str]
     if opentracing:
         opentracing.tracer.inject(
-            opentracing.tracer.active_span, opentracing.Format.TEXT_MAP, carrier
+            opentracing.tracer.active_span.context, opentracing.Format.TEXT_MAP, carrier
         )
     return json_encoder.encode(carrier)