diff --git a/proto/babel/packets.c b/proto/babel/packets.c
index f13410e2..2647a79f 100644
--- a/proto/babel/packets.c
+++ b/proto/babel/packets.c
@@ -2011,7 +2011,7 @@ babel_auth_sign(struct babel_iface *ifa, ip_addr dest)
   }
 
   DBG("Added MAC signatures (%d bytes) on ifa %s for dest %I\n",
-      tot_len, ifa->ifname, dest);
+      pos - (pkt + len), ifa->ifname, dest);
 
   return pos - (pkt + len);
 }