diff --git a/src/slurmctld/acct_policy.c b/src/slurmctld/acct_policy.c
index 1d2dd603fa8c37e3b055ff0820a1bbf18d55b130..0202aa71b4cba8f0bfdf3782d64c5300a32265aa 100644
--- a/src/slurmctld/acct_policy.c
+++ b/src/slurmctld/acct_policy.c
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ extern bool acct_policy_validate(job_desc_msg_t *job_desc,
 	xassert(acct_policy_limit_set);
 
 	if (!assoc_ptr) {
-		error("_validate_acct_policy: no assoc_ptr given for job.");
+		error("acct_policy_validate: no assoc_ptr given for job.");
 		return false;
 	}
 	user_name = assoc_ptr->user;