diff --git a/src/cmd/ld/pe.c b/src/cmd/ld/pe.c
index da7bb729236..4351c7c57c7 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ld/pe.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ld/pe.c
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ dope(void)
 	datsect = new_section(".data", segdata.filelen, 0);
 	datsect->Characteristics = IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|
 		IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE;
-	if(INITDAT != PEBASE+datsect->VirtualAddress)
-		diag("INITDAT = %#llux, want %#llux", (vlong)INITDAT, (vlong)(PEBASE+datsect->VirtualAddress));
+	if(segdata.vaddr != PEBASE+datsect->VirtualAddress)
+		diag("segdata.vaddr = %#llux, want %#llux", (vlong)segdata.vaddr, (vlong)(PEBASE+datsect->VirtualAddress));
 
 	bsssect = new_section(".bss", segdata.len - segdata.filelen, 1);
 	bsssect->Characteristics = IMAGE_SCN_CNT_UNINITIALIZED_DATA|