diff --git a/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_vhost.erl b/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_vhost.erl
index 7b08e3fec70..f6321e881dc 100644
--- a/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_vhost.erl
+++ b/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_vhost.erl
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ parse_tags(Val) when is_list(Val) ->
 -spec add(vhost:name(), rabbit_types:username()) ->
     rabbit_types:ok_or_error(any()).
 add(VHost, ActingUser) ->
-    add(VHost, #{}, ActingUser).
+    add(VHost, <<>>, [], ActingUser).
 
 -spec add(vhost:name(), binary(), [atom()], rabbit_types:username()) ->
     rabbit_types:ok_or_error(any()).
diff --git a/deps/rabbitmq_management/test/rabbit_mgmt_http_vhost_deletion_protection_SUITE.erl b/deps/rabbitmq_management/test/rabbit_mgmt_http_vhost_deletion_protection_SUITE.erl
index 0aa04bddb18..1b971b2aea3 100644
--- a/deps/rabbitmq_management/test/rabbit_mgmt_http_vhost_deletion_protection_SUITE.erl
+++ b/deps/rabbitmq_management/test/rabbit_mgmt_http_vhost_deletion_protection_SUITE.erl
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ protected_virtual_host_is_marked_as_such_in_definition_export(Config) ->
     Metadata = maps:get(metadata, VHost),
     ?assertEqual(Name, maps:get(name, VHost)),
     ?assertEqual(Metadata, #{
+        description             => <<>>,
+        tags                    => [],
         protected_from_deletion => true,
         default_queue_type      => <<"classic">>
     }),