diff --git a/src/nspawn/nspawn-settings.c b/src/nspawn/nspawn-settings.c
index 9abd5024a5..30c603394c 100644
--- a/src/nspawn/nspawn-settings.c
+++ b/src/nspawn/nspawn-settings.c
@@ -720,12 +720,12 @@ int config_parse_private_users(
 
                 r = parse_uid(shift, &sh);
                 if (r < 0) {
-                        log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r, "UID/GID shift invalid, ignoring: %s", range);
+                        log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r, "UID/GID shift invalid, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
                         return 0;
                 }
 
                 if (!userns_shift_range_valid(sh, rn)) {
-                        log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0, "UID/GID shift and range combination invalid, ignoring: %s", range);
+                        log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0, "UID/GID shift and range combination invalid, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
                         return 0;
                 }