diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
index e238e6b82439..de35b9a21dad 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
@@ -10985,7 +10985,7 @@ static int attach_kprobe_multi(const struct bpf_program *prog, long cookie, stru
 
 	n = sscanf(spec, "%m[a-zA-Z0-9_.*?]", &pattern);
 	if (n < 1) {
-		pr_warn("kprobe multi pattern is invalid: %s\n", pattern);
+		pr_warn("kprobe multi pattern is invalid: %s\n", spec);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}