diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/boot/beanvalidation/GroupsPerOperation.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/boot/beanvalidation/GroupsPerOperation.java
index 7b1005a347..d0ede8c3b4 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/boot/beanvalidation/GroupsPerOperation.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/boot/beanvalidation/GroupsPerOperation.java
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public static Class<?>[] buildGroupsForOperation(Operation operation, Map settin
 		}
 
 		//null is bad and excluded by instanceof => exception is raised
-		throw new HibernateException( JAKARTA_JPA_GROUP_PREFIX + operation.getGroupPropertyName() + " is of unknown type: String or Class<?>[] only");
+		throw new HibernateException( JAKARTA_JPA_GROUP_PREFIX + operation.getJakartaGroupPropertyName() + " is of unknown type: String or Class<?>[] only");
 	}
 
 	public Class<?>[] get(Operation operation) {