diff --git a/command.go b/command.go
index 523cb57e2..6866f7d0f 100644
--- a/command.go
+++ b/command.go
@@ -1070,7 +1070,7 @@ func (c *Command) ExecuteC() (cmd *Command, err error) {
 			c = cmd
 		}
 		if !c.SilenceErrors {
-			c.PrintErrln(cmd.ErrPrefix(), err.Error())
+			c.PrintErrln(c.ErrPrefix(), err.Error())
 			c.PrintErrf("Run '%v --help' for usage.\n", c.CommandPath())
 		}
 		return c, err