diff --git a/lib/trino-hive-formats/src/main/java/io/trino/hive/formats/rcfile/RcFileReader.java b/lib/trino-hive-formats/src/main/java/io/trino/hive/formats/rcfile/RcFileReader.java
index bd4d2c9ec7fe..979823dd1f9d 100644
--- a/lib/trino-hive-formats/src/main/java/io/trino/hive/formats/rcfile/RcFileReader.java
+++ b/lib/trino-hive-formats/src/main/java/io/trino/hive/formats/rcfile/RcFileReader.java
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ private Slice readLengthPrefixedString(DataSeekableInputStream in)
             throws IOException
     {
         int length = toIntExact(ReadWriteUtils.readVInt(in));
-        verify(length <= MAX_METADATA_STRING_LENGTH, "Metadata string value is too long (%s) in RCFile %s", length, in);
+        verify(length <= MAX_METADATA_STRING_LENGTH, "Metadata string value is too long (%s) in RCFile %s", length, location);
         return in.readSlice(length);
     }