diff --git a/modules/apps/transfer/keeper/relay.go b/modules/apps/transfer/keeper/relay.go
index abe804d0718..d98d777c697 100644
--- a/modules/apps/transfer/keeper/relay.go
+++ b/modules/apps/transfer/keeper/relay.go
@@ -248,9 +248,7 @@ func (k Keeper) OnRecvPacket(ctx sdk.Context, packet channeltypes.Packet, data t
 	// sender chain is the source, mint vouchers
 
 	// since SendPacket did not prefix the denomination, we must prefix denomination here
-	sourcePrefix := types.GetDenomPrefix(packet.GetDestPort(), packet.GetDestChannel())
-	// NOTE: sourcePrefix contains the trailing "/"
-	prefixedDenom := sourcePrefix + data.Denom
+	prefixedDenom := types.GetPrefixedDenom(packet.GetDestPort(), packet.GetDestChannel(), data.Denom)
 
 	// construct the denomination trace from the full raw denomination
 	denomTrace := types.ParseDenomTrace(prefixedDenom)