diff --git a/compiler/src/dmd/traits.d b/compiler/src/dmd/traits.d
index 21ec3ab0e189..28f459916b97 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dmd/traits.d
+++ b/compiler/src/dmd/traits.d
@@ -1909,7 +1909,7 @@ Expression semanticTraits(TraitsExp e, Scope* sc)
         StringExp se = ex ? ex.ctfeInterpret().toStringExp() : null;
         if (!ex || !se || se.len == 0)
         {
-            e.error("string expected as argument of __traits `%s` instead of `%s`", e.ident.toChars(), ex.toChars());
+            e.error("string expected as argument of __traits `%s` instead of `%s`", e.ident.toChars(), (*e.args)[0].toChars());
             return ErrorExp.get();
         }
         se = se.toUTF8(sc);
diff --git a/compiler/test/fail_compilation/test24065.d b/compiler/test/fail_compilation/test24065.d
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9e4ebbf4d163
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/test/fail_compilation/test24065.d
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// https://issues.dlang.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24065
+
+/*
+TEST_OUTPUT:
+---
+fail_compilation/test24065.d(12): Error: string expected as argument of __traits `getTargetInfo` instead of `int`
+fail_compilation/test24065.d(15): Error: string expected as argument of __traits `getTargetInfo` instead of `foo`
+fail_compilation/test24065.d(18): Error: string expected as argument of __traits `getTargetInfo` instead of `e`
+---
+*/
+
+auto s1 = __traits(getTargetInfo, int);
+
+void foo() {}
+auto s2 = __traits(getTargetInfo, foo);
+
+enum e;
+auto s3 = __traits(getTargetInfo, e);