diff --git a/submodule-config.c b/submodule-config.c
index 93453909cf3225e2b4b9630d4013f76987ca8be8..bb069bc09734f473598d78493c1c08b1b4bd85e2 100644
--- a/submodule-config.c
+++ b/submodule-config.c
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ static int parse_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *data)
 			 strcmp(value, "all") &&
 			 strcmp(value, "none"))
 			warning("Invalid parameter '%s' for config option "
-					"'submodule.%s.ignore'", value, var);
+					"'submodule.%s.ignore'", value, name.buf);
 		else {
 			free((void *) submodule->ignore);
 			submodule->ignore = xstrdup(value);