diff --git a/kafka-impl/src/main/java/io/streamnative/pulsar/handlers/kop/security/auth/SimpleAclAuthorizer.java b/kafka-impl/src/main/java/io/streamnative/pulsar/handlers/kop/security/auth/SimpleAclAuthorizer.java
index 1ca9ef811f..f09ff281af 100644
--- a/kafka-impl/src/main/java/io/streamnative/pulsar/handlers/kop/security/auth/SimpleAclAuthorizer.java
+++ b/kafka-impl/src/main/java/io/streamnative/pulsar/handlers/kop/security/auth/SimpleAclAuthorizer.java
@@ -156,11 +156,11 @@ public CompletableFuture<Boolean> canConsumeAsync(KafkaPrincipal principal, Reso
                 topicName, principal.getName(), principal.getAuthenticationData(), "");
     }
 
-    private void checkResourceType(Resource resource, ResourceType expectedResourceType) {
-        if (resource.getResourceType() != expectedResourceType) {
+    private void checkResourceType(Resource actual, ResourceType expected) {
+        if (actual.getResourceType() != expected) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                     String.format("Expected resource type is [%s], but have [%s]",
-                            expectedResourceType, resource.getResourceType()));
+                            expected, actual.getResourceType()));
         }
     }