diff --git a/aos/logging/log_namer.cc b/aos/logging/log_namer.cc
index 16ba0f2..412c74e 100644
--- a/aos/logging/log_namer.cc
+++ b/aos/logging/log_namer.cc
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
     PLOG(FATAL) << "couldn't create final name";
   }
   // Fix basename formatting.
-  LOG(INFO) << "Created log file (" << filename << "). Previous file was ("
+  LOG(INFO) << "Created log file (" << *filename << "). Previous file was ("
             << directory << "/" << previous << ").";
 }