diff --git a/exec.c b/exec.c
index d85a8689d4..6ebff8bd3a 100644
--- a/exec.c
+++ b/exec.c
@@ -2307,9 +2307,9 @@ RAMBlock *qemu_ram_alloc_from_fd(ram_addr_t size, MemoryRegion *mr,
     size = HOST_PAGE_ALIGN(size);
     file_size = get_file_size(fd);
     if (file_size > 0 && file_size < size) {
-        error_setg(errp, "backing store %s size 0x%" PRIx64
+        error_setg(errp, "backing store size 0x%" PRIx64
                    " does not match 'size' option 0x" RAM_ADDR_FMT,
-                   mem_path, file_size, size);
+                   file_size, size);
         return NULL;
     }