diff --git a/util/slice.cc b/util/slice.cc
index 55f561f0cf75b73c2af5ac7867ea77836d3197ab..5a1f4f10e9369cecf4a7892a25bd63e1b31dfd2b 100644
--- a/util/slice.cc
+++ b/util/slice.cc
@@ -17,13 +17,14 @@ namespace {
 class FixedPrefixTransform : public SliceTransform {
  private:
   size_t prefix_len_;
+  std::string name_;
 
  public:
-  explicit FixedPrefixTransform(size_t prefix_len) : prefix_len_(prefix_len) { }
+  explicit FixedPrefixTransform(size_t prefix_len)
+      : prefix_len_(prefix_len),
+        name_("rocksdb.FixedPrefix." + std::to_string(prefix_len_)) {}
 
-  virtual const char* Name() const {
-    return "rocksdb.FixedPrefix";
-  }
+  virtual const char* Name() const { return name_.c_str(); }
 
   virtual Slice Transform(const Slice& src) const {
     assert(InDomain(src));