diff --git a/pythonforandroid/archs.py b/pythonforandroid/archs.py
index 5f016de9d1..8e897dbc6e 100644
--- a/pythonforandroid/archs.py
+++ b/pythonforandroid/archs.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def get_env(self, with_flags_in_cc=True, clang=False):
                 'Couldn\'t find executable for CC. This indicates a '
                 'problem locating the {} executable in the Android '
                 'NDK, not that you don\'t have a normal compiler '
-                'installed. Exiting.')
+                'installed. Exiting.'.format(exe))
 
         if with_flags_in_cc:
             env['CC'] = '{ccache}{exe} {cflags}'.format(