diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/gen.c b/tools/bpf/bpftool/gen.c
index 8d93c8f90f8259454831626180e4e2d824748326..851c465f99dcd7d17fc5e20c063ae9a7087f36fb 100644
--- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/gen.c
+++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/gen.c
@@ -567,9 +567,9 @@ static int do_skeleton(int argc, char **argv)
 			return -1;					    \n\
 		}							    \n\
 									    \n\
-		#endif /* %2$s */					    \n\
+		#endif /* %s */						    \n\
 		",
-		obj_name, header_guard);
+		header_guard);
 	err = 0;
 out:
 	bpf_object__close(obj);