diff --git a/sys/src/9/port/dev.c b/sys/src/9/port/dev.c
index 185d7ffd0..6d6e157fc 100644
--- a/sys/src/9/port/dev.c
+++ b/sys/src/9/port/dev.c
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ devwalk(Chan *c, Chan *nc, char **name, int nname, Dirtab *tab, int ntab, Devgen
 		if(strcmp(n, "..") == 0){
 			if((*gen)(nc, nil, tab, ntab, DEVDOTDOT, &dir) != 1){
 				print("devgen walk .. in dev%s %llux broken\n",
-					devtab[nc->type]->name, nc->qid.path);
+					devtab[c->type]->name, c->qid.path);
 				error("broken devgen");
 			}
 			nc->qid = dir.qid;