diff --git a/openjpa-kernel/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/kernel/jpql/JPQLExpressionBuilder.java b/openjpa-kernel/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/kernel/jpql/JPQLExpressionBuilder.java
index 40394b0ea..4a0032bd2 100644
--- a/openjpa-kernel/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/kernel/jpql/JPQLExpressionBuilder.java
+++ b/openjpa-kernel/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/kernel/jpql/JPQLExpressionBuilder.java
@@ -1315,7 +1315,7 @@ public class JPQLExpressionBuilder
                 return factory.newLiteral(value, Literal.TYPE_UNKNOWN);
             } catch (NoSuchFieldException nsfe) {
                 throw parseException(EX_USER, "no-field",
-                    new Object[]{ className, fieldName }, nsfe);
+                    new Object[]{ c.getName(), fieldName }, nsfe);
             } catch (Exception e) {
                 throw parseException(EX_USER, "unaccessible-field",
                     new Object[]{ className, fieldName }, e);