diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/cluster/CoarseGrainedSchedulerBackend.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/cluster/CoarseGrainedSchedulerBackend.scala
index 6e0d0a7df6..b40eee3695 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/cluster/CoarseGrainedSchedulerBackend.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/cluster/CoarseGrainedSchedulerBackend.scala
@@ -429,8 +429,8 @@ class CoarseGrainedSchedulerBackend(scheduler: TaskSchedulerImpl, val rpcEnv: Rp
           totalCoreCount.addAndGet(-executorInfo.totalCores)
           totalRegisteredExecutors.addAndGet(-1)
           scheduler.executorLost(executorId, lossReason)
-          listenerBus.post(
-            SparkListenerExecutorRemoved(System.currentTimeMillis(), executorId, reason.toString))
+          listenerBus.post(SparkListenerExecutorRemoved(
+            System.currentTimeMillis(), executorId, lossReason.toString))
         case None =>
           // SPARK-15262: If an executor is still alive even after the scheduler has removed
           // its metadata, we may receive a heartbeat from that executor and tell its block