diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetserverprogram.c b/src/rpc/virnetserverprogram.c
index ac3f0fdfb2..2e9e3f7a15 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetserverprogram.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetserverprogram.c
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ int virNetServerProgramSendStreamData(virNetServerProgramPtr prog,
         if (virNetMessageEncodePayloadEmpty(msg) < 0)
             return -1;
     }
-    VIR_DEBUG("Total %zu", msg->bufferOffset);
+    VIR_DEBUG("Total %zu", msg->bufferLength);
 
     return virNetServerClientSendMessage(client, msg);
 }