diff --git a/src/common/buffer.cc b/src/common/buffer.cc
index 9d2f66687..dae960ee2 100644
--- a/src/common/buffer.cc
+++ b/src/common/buffer.cc
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 #include <iostream>
 
-NS_DEBUG_COMPONENT_DEFINE ("Packet");
+NS_DEBUG_COMPONENT_DEFINE ("Buffer");
 
 namespace ns3 {