diff --git a/src/bitrot.py b/src/bitrot.py
index 669fd4a..e0e6f3b 100644
--- a/src/bitrot.py
+++ b/src/bitrot.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ def list_existing_paths(directory, expected=(), ignored=(), follow_links=False):
                 try:
                     print(
                         "warning: cannot decode file name:",
-                        path,
+                        p,
                         file=sys.stderr,
                     )
                 except UnicodeDecodeError: