diff --git a/lib/wasi/src/state.rs b/lib/wasi/src/state.rs
index b611bb2a7..f1608e768 100644
--- a/lib/wasi/src/state.rs
+++ b/lib/wasi/src/state.rs
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ impl WasiFs {
             inode_counter: Cell::new(1000),
         };
         for dir in preopened_dirs {
-            debug!("Attempting to preopen {}", &file);
+            debug!("Attempting to preopen {}", &dir);
             // TODO: think about this
             let default_rights = 0x1FFFFFFF; // all rights
             let cur_dir = PathBuf::from(dir);