diff --git a/Lib/tabnanny.py b/Lib/tabnanny.py
index a6cb94b0ce3..6dca8af487b 100755
--- a/Lib/tabnanny.py
+++ b/Lib/tabnanny.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def check(file):
         tokenize.tokenize(f.readline, tokeneater)
 
     except tokenize.TokenError, msg:
-        print "%s: Token Error: %s" % (`fname`, str(msg))
+        print "%s: Token Error: %s" % (`file`, str(msg))
         return
 
     except NannyNag, nag:
diff --git a/Tools/idle/tabnanny.py b/Tools/idle/tabnanny.py
index a6cb94b0ce3..6dca8af487b 100755
--- a/Tools/idle/tabnanny.py
+++ b/Tools/idle/tabnanny.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def check(file):
         tokenize.tokenize(f.readline, tokeneater)
 
     except tokenize.TokenError, msg:
-        print "%s: Token Error: %s" % (`fname`, str(msg))
+        print "%s: Token Error: %s" % (`file`, str(msg))
         return
 
     except NannyNag, nag:
diff --git a/Tools/scripts/tabnanny.py b/Tools/scripts/tabnanny.py
index a6cb94b0ce3..6dca8af487b 100755
--- a/Tools/scripts/tabnanny.py
+++ b/Tools/scripts/tabnanny.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def check(file):
         tokenize.tokenize(f.readline, tokeneater)
 
     except tokenize.TokenError, msg:
-        print "%s: Token Error: %s" % (`fname`, str(msg))
+        print "%s: Token Error: %s" % (`file`, str(msg))
         return
 
     except NannyNag, nag: