diff --git a/libbeat/processors/actions/rename.go b/libbeat/processors/actions/rename.go
index bae1bd753f4..47e367b9b5f 100644
--- a/libbeat/processors/actions/rename.go
+++ b/libbeat/processors/actions/rename.go
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func (f *renameFields) renameField(from string, to string, fields common.MapStr)
 		if f.config.IgnoreMissing && errors.Cause(err) == common.ErrKeyNotFound {
 			return nil
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("could not fetch value for key: %s, Error: %s", to, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not fetch value for key: %s, Error: %s", from, err)
 	}
 
 	// Deletion must happen first to support cases where a becomes a.b