diff --git a/lib/rspec/rails/fixture_support.rb b/lib/rspec/rails/fixture_support.rb
index 63334b793..9c7d1eeb5 100644
--- a/lib/rspec/rails/fixture_support.rb
+++ b/lib/rspec/rails/fixture_support.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ module FixtureSupport
         # Monkey patched to avoid collisions with 'let(:name)' in Rails 6.1 and after
         # and let(:method_name) before Rails 6.1.
         def run_in_transaction?
-          use_transactional_tests && !self.class.uses_transaction?(self)
+          current_example_name = (RSpec.current_example && RSpec.current_example.metadata[:description])
+          use_transactional_tests && !self.class.uses_transaction?(current_example_name)
         end
 
         included do