diff --git a/lib/eslint/flat-eslint.js b/lib/eslint/flat-eslint.js
index c1c9a36c057..ae7717fe09c 100644
--- a/lib/eslint/flat-eslint.js
+++ b/lib/eslint/flat-eslint.js
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ class FlatESLint {
             }
         }
 
-        debug(`Using file patterns: ${patterns}`);
+        debug(`Using file patterns: ${normalizedPatterns}`);
 
         const configs = await calculateConfigArray(this, eslintOptions);
         const {