diff --git a/beetsplug/badfiles.py b/beetsplug/badfiles.py
index 070008be8..70509ce4f 100644
--- a/beetsplug/badfiles.py
+++ b/beetsplug/badfiles.py
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ class BadFiles(BeetsPlugin):
         elif errors > 0:
             error_lines.append(
                 f"{ui.colorize('text_warning', dpath)}: checker found"
-                f" {status} errors or warnings"
+                f" {errors} errors or warnings"
             )
             for line in output:
                 error_lines.append(f"  {line}")
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index ee094f4a1..3938d26a4 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Bug fixes
   :conf:`plugins.musicbrainz:extra_tags`.
 - :doc:`plugins/musicbrainz`: Fix fetching very large releases that have more
   than 500 tracks. :bug:`6355`
+- :doc:`plugins/badfiles`: Fix number of found errors in log message
 
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