diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-winston/src/instrumentation.ts b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-winston/src/instrumentation.ts
index dddb1c0835..b7164e2395 100644
--- a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-winston/src/instrumentation.ts
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-winston/src/instrumentation.ts
@@ -221,8 +221,7 @@ export class WinstonInstrumentation extends InstrumentationBase {
               args[0].transports = newTransports;
             } catch (err) {
               instrumentation._diag.warn(
-                'OpenTelemetry Winston transport is not available, log records will not be automatically sent.',
-                err
+                '@opentelemetry/winston-transport is not available, log records will not be automatically sent.'
               );
             }
           }