diff --git a/core/net/rpl/rpl-dag.c b/core/net/rpl/rpl-dag.c
index 7b1908cfe..ef64ec91c 100644
--- a/core/net/rpl/rpl-dag.c
+++ b/core/net/rpl/rpl-dag.c
@@ -1329,7 +1329,7 @@ rpl_process_dio(uip_ipaddr_t *from, rpl_dio_t *dio)
   PRINTF(", rank %u, min_rank %u, ",
 	 instance->current_dag->rank, instance->current_dag->min_rank);
   PRINTF("parent rank %u, parent etx %u, link metric %u, instance etx %u\n",
-	 p->rank, -1/*p->mc.obj.etx*/, p->link_metric, instance->mc.obj.etx);
+	 p->rank, -1/*p->mc.obj.etx*/, rpl_get_nbr(p)->link_metric, instance->mc.obj.etx);
 
   /* We have allocated a candidate parent; process the DIO further. */