diff --git a/kpatch-build/create-diff-object.c b/kpatch-build/create-diff-object.c
index 4bd5f5b..dbe6ddf 100644
--- a/kpatch-build/create-diff-object.c
+++ b/kpatch-build/create-diff-object.c
@@ -2351,7 +2351,7 @@ void kpatch_create_mcount_sections(struct kpatch_elf *kelf)
 					list);
 		if (rela->type != R_X86_64_NONE ||
 		    strcmp(rela->sym->name, "__fentry__"))
-			ERROR("function '%s' has no fentry call; unable to patch", sym->sec->rela->name);
+			ERROR("function '%s' has no fentry call; unable to patch", sym->name);
 		rela->type = R_X86_64_PC32;
 
 		index++;