diff --git a/src/modules/sched-simple/sched.c b/src/modules/sched-simple/sched.c
index a91d4ec3161e..aa2ce78ad8e4 100644
--- a/src/modules/sched-simple/sched.c
+++ b/src/modules/sched-simple/sched.c
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ static int hello_cb (flux_t *h,
     }
     s = rlist_dumps (alloc);
     if (rlist_set_allocated (ss->rlist, alloc) < 0) {
-        flux_log_error (h, "hello: rlist_remove (%s)", s);
+        flux_log_error (h, "hello: alloc %s", s);
         goto error;
     }
     flux_log (h, LOG_DEBUG, "hello: alloc %s", s);