diff --git a/opts/throttledevice.go b/opts/throttledevice.go
index 9fb788433b..789acf60fc 100644
--- a/opts/throttledevice.go
+++ b/opts/throttledevice.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func ValidateThrottleBpsDevice(val string) (*blkiodev.ThrottleDevice, error) {
 	}
 
 	return &blkiodev.ThrottleDevice{
-		Path: v,
+		Path: k,
 		Rate: uint64(rate),
 	}, nil
 }