diff --git a/src/mergerfs.cpp b/src/mergerfs.cpp
index b58f0b85..8e287a63 100644
--- a/src/mergerfs.cpp
+++ b/src/mergerfs.cpp
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ main(int    argc_,
                ec->string());
   else
     fmt::print("{}\n",
-               ecpath.error());
+               ecpath.error().value());
 
   return 0;