diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/fix_cb_ref.yml b/changelogs/fragments/fix_cb_ref.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f87582f36a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/fix_cb_ref.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+- bufgix:
+    - correctly reference the callback ojbect when giving an error https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/40453
diff --git a/lib/ansible/executor/task_queue_manager.py b/lib/ansible/executor/task_queue_manager.py
index 456cb656632..390900e6468 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/executor/task_queue_manager.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/executor/task_queue_manager.py
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ class TaskQueueManager:
             except AttributeError:
                     display.deprecated("%s callback, does not support setting 'options', it will work for now, "
                                        " but this will be required in the future and should be updated, "
-                                       " see the 2.4 porting guide for details." % self.callback_obj._load_name, version="2.9")
+                                       " see the 2.4 porting guide for details." % callback_obj._load_name, version="2.9")
             self._callback_plugins.append(callback_obj)
 
         self._callbacks_loaded = True