diff --git a/Lib/asyncio/unix_events.py b/Lib/asyncio/unix_events.py
index 05aa2721bde..ac764f8ad56 100644
--- a/Lib/asyncio/unix_events.py
+++ b/Lib/asyncio/unix_events.py
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ class _UnixSelectorEventLoop(selector_events.BaseSelectorEventLoop):
         with events.get_child_watcher() as watcher:
             transp = _UnixSubprocessTransport(self, protocol, args, shell,
                                               stdin, stdout, stderr, bufsize,
-                                              extra=None, **kwargs)
+                                              extra=extra, **kwargs)
             yield from transp._post_init()
             watcher.add_child_handler(transp.get_pid(),
                                       self._child_watcher_callback, transp)
diff --git a/Lib/asyncio/windows_events.py b/Lib/asyncio/windows_events.py
index 3c21e43bd69..d01de2f703d 100644
--- a/Lib/asyncio/windows_events.py
+++ b/Lib/asyncio/windows_events.py
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ class ProactorEventLoop(proactor_events.BaseProactorEventLoop):
                                    extra=None, **kwargs):
         transp = _WindowsSubprocessTransport(self, protocol, args, shell,
                                              stdin, stdout, stderr, bufsize,
-                                             extra=None, **kwargs)
+                                             extra=extra, **kwargs)
         yield from transp._post_init()
         return transp