diff --git a/torchvision/prototype/transforms/_transform.py b/torchvision/prototype/transforms/_transform.py
index 675b0787e83..c49306cc523 100644
--- a/torchvision/prototype/transforms/_transform.py
+++ b/torchvision/prototype/transforms/_transform.py
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def __prepare_scriptable__(self) -> nn.Module:
         # is around.
         if self._v1_transform_cls is None:
             raise RuntimeError(
-                f"Transform {type(self.__name__)} cannot be JIT scripted. "
+                f"Transform {type(self).__name__} cannot be JIT scripted. "
                 f"This is only support for backward compatibility with transforms which already in v1."
                 f"For torchscript support (on tensors only), you can use the functional API instead."
             )