diff --git a/src/tools/msvc/Solution.pm b/src/tools/msvc/Solution.pm
index a7b8f720b55..fcb43b0ca05 100644
--- a/src/tools/msvc/Solution.pm
+++ b/src/tools/msvc/Solution.pm
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ sub GenerateFiles
 
 			if ($package_version !~ /^(\d+)(?:\.(\d+))?/)
 			{
-				confess "Bad format of version: $self->{strver}\n";
+				confess "Bad format of version: $package_version\n";
 			}
 			$majorver = sprintf("%d", $1);
 			$minorver = sprintf("%d", $2 ? $2 : 0);