diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/Table.java b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/Table.java
index 24bd2e0ff3..063f94c14f 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/Table.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/Table.java
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ public class Table
             if (bothDeleted || obsoleteRowTombstone || obsoleteColumn)
             {
                 if (logger.isDebugEnabled())
-                    logger.debug("skipping index update for obsolete mutation of " + cf.getComparator().getString(oldColumn.name()));
+                    logger.debug("skipping index update for obsolete mutation of " + cf.getComparator().getString(name));
                 iter.remove();
                 oldIndexedColumns.remove(name);
             }