diff --git a/src/app/ReadClient.cpp b/src/app/ReadClient.cpp
index f10ae76cd54b0e..5a24bbbefb1d4f 100644
--- a/src/app/ReadClient.cpp
+++ b/src/app/ReadClient.cpp
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ CHIP_ERROR ReadClient::GenerateEventPaths(EventPathIBs::Builder & aEventPathsBui
 {
     for (auto & event : aEventPaths)
     {
-        VerifyOrReturnError(event.IsValidEventPath(), CHIP_ERROR_IM_MALFORMED_ATTRIBUTE_PATH_IB);
+        VerifyOrReturnError(event.IsValidEventPath(), CHIP_ERROR_IM_MALFORMED_EVENT_PATH_IB);
         EventPathIB::Builder & path = aEventPathsBuilder.CreatePath();
         ReturnErrorOnFailure(aEventPathsBuilder.GetError());
         ReturnErrorOnFailure(path.Encode(event));