diff --git a/scripts/ipkg-build b/scripts/ipkg-build
index 6abcc588322..d2beb418441 100755
--- a/scripts/ipkg-build
+++ b/scripts/ipkg-build
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ pkg_appears_sane() {
 	arch="$(required_field Architecture)"
 
 	if echo "$pkg" | grep '[^a-zA-Z0-9_.+-]'; then
-		echo "*** Error: Package name $name contains illegal characters, (other than [a-z0-9.+-])" >&2
+		echo "*** Error: Package name '$pkg' contains illegal characters, (other than [a-z0-9.+-])" >&2
 		PKG_ERROR=1;
 	fi