diff --git a/docs/reST/tut/ChimpLineByLine.rst b/docs/reST/tut/ChimpLineByLine.rst
index 863f05591b..c0626b2258 100644
--- a/docs/reST/tut/ChimpLineByLine.rst
+++ b/docs/reST/tut/ChimpLineByLine.rst
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ that color for the colorkey. ::
       try:
           sound = pygame.mixer.Sound(fullname)
       except pygame.error as message:
-          print('Cannot load sound:', wav)
+          print('Cannot load sound:', fullname)
           raise SystemExit(message)
       return sound