diff --git a/p2p/host/basic/basic_host.go b/p2p/host/basic/basic_host.go
index 018f2691d891b8d4b10cedc996b6f891300cdaab..8eda0e46b2c269ad83e887d8e050502ae8ace8a4 100644
--- a/p2p/host/basic/basic_host.go
+++ b/p2p/host/basic/basic_host.go
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ func (h *BasicHost) resolveAddrs(ctx context.Context, pi pstore.PeerInfo) ([]ma.
 // dialPeer opens a connection to peer, and makes sure to identify
 // the connection once it has been opened.
 func (h *BasicHost) dialPeer(ctx context.Context, p peer.ID) error {
-	log.Debugf("host %s dialing %s", h.ID, p)
+	log.Debugf("host %s dialing %s", h.ID(), p)
 	c, err := h.Network().DialPeer(ctx, p)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err