diff --git a/Lib/test/test_grammar.py b/Lib/test/test_grammar.py
index ec3d7833f7e..d68cc7da7ca 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_grammar.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_grammar.py
@@ -994,7 +994,7 @@ class GrammarTests(unittest.TestCase):
         # Test ifelse expressions in various cases
         def _checkeval(msg, ret):
             "helper to check that evaluation of expressions is done correctly"
-            print(x)
+            print(msg)
             return ret
 
         # the next line is not allowed anymore