diff --git a/src/cmds/restic/global_debug.go b/src/cmds/restic/global_debug.go
index 998f349b2..5c0ec75a6 100644
--- a/src/cmds/restic/global_debug.go
+++ b/src/cmds/restic/global_debug.go
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ func runDebug() error {
 
 	if memProfilePath != "" {
 		prof = profile.Start(profile.Quiet, profile.MemProfile, profile.ProfilePath(memProfilePath))
-	} else if memProfilePath != "" {
-		prof = profile.Start(profile.Quiet, profile.CPUProfile, profile.ProfilePath(memProfilePath))
+	} else if cpuProfilePath != "" {
+		prof = profile.Start(profile.Quiet, profile.CPUProfile, profile.ProfilePath(cpuProfilePath))
 	}
 
 	if insecure {