diff --git a/tools/misc/xen-livepatch.c b/tools/misc/xen-livepatch.c
index 2de04c0a16..f6c7c8a629 100644
--- a/tools/misc/xen-livepatch.c
+++ b/tools/misc/xen-livepatch.c
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ int action_func(int argc, char *argv[], unsigned int idx)
     {
         printf("%s: in wrong state (%s), expected (%s)\n",
                name, state2str(status.state),
-               state2str(action_options[idx].expected));
+               state2str(action_options[idx].allow));
         return -1;
     }