diff --git a/src/sim/ticked_object.cc b/src/sim/ticked_object.cc
index c6d1f9817c..7af439cd56 100644
--- a/src/sim/ticked_object.cc
+++ b/src/sim/ticked_object.cc
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Ticked::Ticked(ClockedObject &object_,
     Stats::Scalar *imported_num_cycles,
     Event::Priority priority) :
     object(object_),
-    event([this]{ processClockEvent(); }, name(), false, priority),
+    event([this]{ processClockEvent(); }, object_.name(), false, priority),
     running(false),
     lastStopped(0),
     /* Allocate numCycles if an external stat wasn't passed in */