diff --git a/builtin/am.c b/builtin/am.c
index 6981f42ce986dc5a9fa76bed8364cee7c6c642aa..7cf40e6f2796f641b5ca075d9c93b54a1b33ff9f 100644
--- a/builtin/am.c
+++ b/builtin/am.c
@@ -2124,7 +2124,7 @@ static int safe_to_abort(const struct am_state *state)
 
 	if (read_state_file(&sb, state, "abort-safety", 1) > 0) {
 		if (get_oid_hex(sb.buf, &abort_safety))
-			die(_("could not parse %s"), am_path(state, "abort_safety"));
+			die(_("could not parse %s"), am_path(state, "abort-safety"));
 	} else
 		oidclr(&abort_safety);