diff --git a/internal/locate/region_request.go b/internal/locate/region_request.go
index 683dacd3bd..f9e72940e1 100644
--- a/internal/locate/region_request.go
+++ b/internal/locate/region_request.go
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ func (s *sendReqState) next() (done bool) {
 			return true
 		}
 		if !retry {
-			s.vars.msg = fmt.Sprintf("met unretriable region error: %T", s.vars.regionErr)
+			s.vars.msg = fmt.Sprintf("met unretriable region error: %v", s.vars.regionErr.String())
 			return true
 		}
 		s.vars.regionErr = nil