diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
index 5d20b2da4427..0ad0b0491e1f 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
@@ -2264,7 +2264,7 @@ static int bpf_object__init_user_btf_maps(struct bpf_object *obj, bool strict,
 		data = elf_getdata(scn, NULL);
 	if (!scn || !data) {
 		pr_warn("failed to get Elf_Data from map section %d (%s)\n",
-			obj->efile.maps_shndx, MAPS_ELF_SEC);
+			obj->efile.btf_maps_shndx, MAPS_ELF_SEC);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}