diff --git a/c_emulator/riscv_sim.c b/c_emulator/riscv_sim.c
index 919451857..13d16534a 100644
--- a/c_emulator/riscv_sim.c
+++ b/c_emulator/riscv_sim.c
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ void init_logs()
   if (trace_log_path == NULL) {
     trace_log = stdout;
   } else if ((trace_log = fopen(trace_log_path, "w+")) < 0) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "Cannot create trace log '%s': %s\n", trace_log,
+    fprintf(stderr, "Cannot create trace log '%s': %s\n", trace_log_path,
             strerror(errno));
     exit(1);
   }