diff --git a/dace/libraries/blas/nodes/gemm.py b/dace/libraries/blas/nodes/gemm.py
index 6c1dd2c9b9..90dbe4dc38 100644
--- a/dace/libraries/blas/nodes/gemm.py
+++ b/dace/libraries/blas/nodes/gemm.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def _cast_to_dtype_str(value, dtype: dace.dtypes.typeclass) -> str:
             imag=cast_value.imag,
         )
     else:
-        return "dace.{}({})".format(dace.dtype_to_typeclass(dtype).to_string(), value)
+        return "dace.{}({})".format(dtype.to_string(), value)
 
 
 @dace.library.expansion