diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/send-pr/send-pr.sh b/gnu/usr.bin/send-pr/send-pr.sh
index 594c40a9c65d..df8137a814ab 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/send-pr/send-pr.sh
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/send-pr/send-pr.sh
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ else
   if [ -z "$BATCH" ]; then
     BAD=`mktemp -t pbad`
     echo "$COMMAND: the problem report remains in $BAD and is not sent."
-    mv $REF $BAD
+    mv $TEMP $BAD
   else
     echo "$COMMAND: the problem report is not sent."
   fi