diff --git a/examples/ethernet/iperf/main/ethernet_example_main.c b/examples/ethernet/iperf/main/ethernet_example_main.c
index 0d881fa5d5..7a57826bfa 100644
--- a/examples/ethernet/iperf/main/ethernet_example_main.c
+++ b/examples/ethernet/iperf/main/ethernet_example_main.c
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ void app_main(void)
         } else if (err == ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG) {
             // command was empty
         } else if (err == ESP_OK && ret != ESP_OK) {
-            printf("Command returned non-zero error code: 0x%x (%s)\n", ret, esp_err_to_name(err));
+            printf("Command returned non-zero error code: 0x%x (%s)\n", ret, esp_err_to_name(ret));
         } else if (err != ESP_OK) {
             printf("Internal error: %s\n", esp_err_to_name(err));
         }
diff --git a/examples/peripherals/i2c/i2c_tools/main/i2ctools_example_main.c b/examples/peripherals/i2c/i2c_tools/main/i2ctools_example_main.c
index 0cffbafd68..85826fd2d4 100644
--- a/examples/peripherals/i2c/i2c_tools/main/i2ctools_example_main.c
+++ b/examples/peripherals/i2c/i2c_tools/main/i2ctools_example_main.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ void app_main(void)
         } else if (err == ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG) {
             // command was empty
         } else if (err == ESP_OK && ret != ESP_OK) {
-            printf("Command returned non-zero error code: 0x%x (%s)\n", ret, esp_err_to_name(err));
+            printf("Command returned non-zero error code: 0x%x (%s)\n", ret, esp_err_to_name(ret));
         } else if (err != ESP_OK) {
             printf("Internal error: %s\n", esp_err_to_name(err));
         }
diff --git a/examples/system/console/main/console_example_main.c b/examples/system/console/main/console_example_main.c
index e89196c4b8..2348ac12e7 100644
--- a/examples/system/console/main/console_example_main.c
+++ b/examples/system/console/main/console_example_main.c
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ void app_main(void)
         } else if (err == ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG) {
             // command was empty
         } else if (err == ESP_OK && ret != ESP_OK) {
-            printf("Command returned non-zero error code: 0x%x (%s)\n", ret, esp_err_to_name(err));
+            printf("Command returned non-zero error code: 0x%x (%s)\n", ret, esp_err_to_name(ret));
         } else if (err != ESP_OK) {
             printf("Internal error: %s\n", esp_err_to_name(err));
         }