diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/prefix/internal/DefaultPluginPrefixResolver.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/prefix/internal/DefaultPluginPrefixResolver.java
index f8ddd1bb72..646b07021d 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/prefix/internal/DefaultPluginPrefixResolver.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/prefix/internal/DefaultPluginPrefixResolver.java
@@ -135,11 +135,12 @@ public class DefaultPluginPrefixResolver
             {
                 if ( logger.isDebugEnabled() )
                 {
-                    logger.warn( "Failed to retrieve plugin descriptor for " + plugin + ": " + e.getMessage(), e );
+                    logger.warn( "Failed to retrieve plugin descriptor for " + plugin.getId() + ": " + e.getMessage(),
+                                 e );
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    logger.warn( "Failed to retrieve plugin descriptor for " + plugin + ": " + e.getMessage() );
+                    logger.warn( "Failed to retrieve plugin descriptor for " + plugin.getId() + ": " + e.getMessage() );
                 }
             }
         }