diff --git a/core/rawdb/freezer_test.go b/core/rawdb/freezer_test.go
index b8a3d4a6d2..fab3319a2a 100644
--- a/core/rawdb/freezer_test.go
+++ b/core/rawdb/freezer_test.go
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ func TestFreezerConcurrentModifyTruncate(t *testing.T) {
 		// fails, otherwise it succeeds. In either case, the freezer should be positioned
 		// at 10 after both operations are done.
 		if truncateErr != nil {
-			t.Fatal("concurrent truncate failed:", err)
+			t.Fatal("concurrent truncate failed:", truncateErr)
 		}
 		if !(errors.Is(modifyErr, nil) || errors.Is(modifyErr, errOutOrderInsertion)) {
 			t.Fatal("wrong error from concurrent modify:", modifyErr)