diff --git a/linux-user/elfload.c b/linux-user/elfload.c
index 07277a6a22..62a3f2ac2c 100644
--- a/linux-user/elfload.c
+++ b/linux-user/elfload.c
@@ -1454,7 +1454,7 @@ int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm * bprm, struct target_pt_regs * regs,
 	    }
 
 #if 0
-	    printf("Using ELF interpreter %s\n", elf_interpreter);
+	    printf("Using ELF interpreter %s\n", path(elf_interpreter));
 #endif
 	    if (retval >= 0) {
 		retval = open(path(elf_interpreter), O_RDONLY);