diff --git a/salt/state.py b/salt/state.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/salt/state.py
+++ b/salt/state.py
@@ -583,6 +583,7 @@ class State(object):
                 self.opts['grains'],
                 self.opts['id'],
                 self.opts['environment'],
+                pillar=self._pillar_override
                 )
         ret = pillar.compile_pillar()
         if self._pillar_override and isinstance(self._pillar_override, dict):
Make CLI pillar data available to HighState class instances