diff --git a/netutils/ftpc/ftpc_getfile.c b/netutils/ftpc/ftpc_getfile.c
index fb5a8954d..dd2ca62ca 100644
--- a/netutils/ftpc/ftpc_getfile.c
+++ b/netutils/ftpc/ftpc_getfile.c
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ int ftpc_getfile(SESSION handle, FAR const char *rname,
   abslpath = ftpc_abslpath(session, lname);
   if (!abslpath)
     {
-      nwarn("WARNING: ftpc_abslpath(%s) failed: %d\n", errno);
+      nwarn("WARNING: ftpc_abslpath(%s) failed: %d\n", lname, errno);
       goto errout;
     }