diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 5400a4e3484..1ee58a541cb 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2020-03-25  Tom Tromey  <tom@tromey.com>
+
+	* compile/compile-object-load.c (get_out_value_type): Mention
+	correct symbol name in error message.
+
 2020-03-25  Hannes Domani  <ssbssa@yahoo.de>
 
 	* windows-nat.c (windows_add_all_dlls): Fix system dll paths.
diff --git a/gdb/compile/compile-object-load.c b/gdb/compile/compile-object-load.c
index 8106a56902f..3fe95183e32 100644
--- a/gdb/compile/compile-object-load.c
+++ b/gdb/compile/compile-object-load.c
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ get_out_value_type (struct symbol *func_sym, struct objfile *objfile,
 	break;
     }
   if (block_loop == nblocks)
-    error (_("No \"%s\" symbol found"), COMPILE_I_EXPR_PTR_TYPE);
+    error (_("No \"%s\" symbol found"), COMPILE_I_EXPR_VAL);
 
   gdb_type = SYMBOL_TYPE (gdb_val_sym);
   gdb_type = check_typedef (gdb_type);