diff --git a/include/subdir.mk b/include/subdir.mk
index 6908b083758..a9785637a62 100644
--- a/include/subdir.mk
+++ b/include/subdir.mk
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ define subdir
       $(foreach btype,$(buildtypes-$(bd)),
         $(call warn_eval,$(1)/$(bd),t,T,$(1)/$(bd)/$(btype)/$(target): $(if $(NO_DEPS)$(QUILT),,$($(1)/$(bd)/$(btype)/$(target)) $(call $(1)//$(btype)/$(target),$(1)/$(bd)/$(btype))))
 		  $(call log_make,$(1)/$(bd),$(target),$(btype),$(filter-out __default,$(variant)),$($(1)/$(bd)/variants)) \
-			|| $(call ERROR,$(2),   ERROR: $(1)/$(bd) [$(btype)] failed to build.,$(findstring $(bd),$($(1)/builddirs-ignore-$(btype)-$(target))))
+			|| $(call ERROR,$(1),   ERROR: $(1)/$(bd) [$(btype)] failed to build.,$(findstring $(bd),$($(1)/builddirs-ignore-$(btype)-$(target))))
         $(if $(call diralias,$(bd)),$(call warn_eval,$(1)/$(bd),l,T,$(1)/$(call diralias,$(bd))/$(btype)/$(target): $(1)/$(bd)/$(btype)/$(target)))
       )
       $(call warn_eval,$(1)/$(bd),t,T,$(1)/$(bd)/$(target): $(if $(NO_DEPS)$(QUILT),,$($(1)/$(bd)/$(target)) $(call $(1)//$(target),$(1)/$(bd))))