diff --git a/fsck-cache.c b/fsck-cache.c
index 7dda9c3eb..637aededb 100644
--- a/fsck-cache.c
+++ b/fsck-cache.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ static void check_connectivity(void)
 			printf("broken link from %7s %s\n",
 			       obj->type, sha1_to_hex(obj->sha1));
 			printf("              to %7s %s\n",
-			       obj->type, sha1_to_hex(refs->item->sha1));
+			       refs->item->type, sha1_to_hex(refs->item->sha1));
 		}
 
 		/* Don't bother with tag reachability. */