diff --git a/plugins/input/ogr/ogr_datasource.cpp b/plugins/input/ogr/ogr_datasource.cpp
index 61dad3920..99b95daed 100644
--- a/plugins/input/ogr/ogr_datasource.cpp
+++ b/plugins/input/ogr/ogr_datasource.cpp
@@ -267,12 +267,12 @@ void ogr_datasource::init(mapnik::parameters const& params)
         {
             if (layer->GetFeatureCount() == 0)
             {
-                MAPNIK_LOG_ERROR(ogr) << "could not determine extent, layer '" << layer->GetName() << "' appears to have no features";
+                MAPNIK_LOG_ERROR(ogr) << "could not determine extent, layer '" << layer->GetLayerDefn()->GetName() << "' appears to have no features";
             }
             else
             {
                 std::ostringstream s;
-                s << "OGR Plugin: Cannot determine extent for layer '" << layer->GetName() << "'. Please provide a manual extent string (minx,miny,maxx,maxy).";
+                s << "OGR Plugin: Cannot determine extent for layer '" << layer->GetLayerDefn()->GetName() << "'. Please provide a manual extent string (minx,miny,maxx,maxy).";
                 throw datasource_exception(s.str());
             }
         }