diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_nfacct.c b/net/netfilter/xt_nfacct.c
index 5aab6df74e0f..68b07476f754 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_nfacct.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_nfacct.c
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ nfacct_mt_checkentry(const struct xt_mtchk_param *par)
 
 	nfacct = nfnl_acct_find_get(par->net, info->name);
 	if (nfacct == NULL) {
-		pr_info_ratelimited("accounting object `%s' does not exists\n",
-				    info->name);
+		pr_info_ratelimited("accounting object `%.*s' does not exist\n",
+				    NFACCT_NAME_MAX, info->name);
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
 	info->nfacct = nfacct;