diff --git a/src/ca/syncGroupReadNotify.cpp b/src/ca/syncGroupReadNotify.cpp
index 6db733cfd..075de038f 100644
--- a/src/ca/syncGroupReadNotify.cpp
+++ b/src/ca/syncGroupReadNotify.cpp
@@ -119,9 +119,8 @@ void syncGroupReadNotify::show (
 {
     ::printf ( "pending sg read op: pVal=%p\n", this->pValue );
     if ( level > 0u ) {
-        ::printf ( "pending sg op: chan=%s magic=%u sg=%p\n",
-            this->chan->pName(guard), this->magic, 
-            static_cast < void * > ( & this->sg ) );
+        ::printf ( "pending sg op: magic=%u sg=%p\n",
+            this->magic, static_cast < void * > ( & this->sg ) );
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ca/syncGroupWriteNotify.cpp b/src/ca/syncGroupWriteNotify.cpp
index 7082c7516..9cdd6c90a 100644
--- a/src/ca/syncGroupWriteNotify.cpp
+++ b/src/ca/syncGroupWriteNotify.cpp
@@ -110,8 +110,7 @@ void syncGroupWriteNotify::show (
     ::printf ( "pending write sg op\n" );
     if ( level > 0u ) {
         ::printf ( "pending sg op: chan=%s magic=%u sg=%p\n",
-            this->chan->pName(guard), this->magic, 
-            static_cast < void * > ( &this->sg ) );
+            this->magic, static_cast < void * > ( &this->sg ) );
     }
 }