diff --git a/ext/alsa/gstalsasink.c b/ext/alsa/gstalsasink.c
index b15ed9af4e..20de864e43 100644
--- a/ext/alsa/gstalsasink.c
+++ b/ext/alsa/gstalsasink.c
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ no_rate:
 rate_match:
   {
     GST_ELEMENT_ERROR (alsa, RESOURCE, SETTINGS, (NULL),
-        ("Rate doesn't match (requested %iHz, get %iHz)", alsa->rate, err));
+        ("Rate doesn't match (requested %iHz, get %iHz)", alsa->rate, rrate));
     snd_pcm_hw_params_free (params);
     return -EINVAL;
   }