diff --git a/jax/_src/ad_checkpoint.py b/jax/_src/ad_checkpoint.py
index 39df07359c18..bd7482eb50cf 100644
--- a/jax/_src/ad_checkpoint.py
+++ b/jax/_src/ad_checkpoint.py
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ def _saved_residuals(jaxpr, arg_info) -> list[tuple[core.AbstractValue, str]]:
       if v in res_vars:
         if eqn.primitive is name_p or v in named_vars and (eqn := named_vars[v]):
           results.append((v.aval, f"named '{eqn.params['name']}' from {src}"))
-        elif str(eqn.primitive) == 'xla_call':
+        elif str(eqn.primitive) == 'pjit':
           results.append((v.aval,
                           f"output of jitted function '{eqn.params['name']}' "
                           f"from {src}"))
diff --git a/tests/api_test.py b/tests/api_test.py
index d1c77c75eb79..c73d5960f123 100644
--- a/tests/api_test.py
+++ b/tests/api_test.py
@@ -5768,6 +5768,27 @@ def f(x, y):
     self.assertStartsWith(res[4][1], "named 'z'")
     self.assertEqual(res[5][0].shape, ())
 
+  def test_saved_residuals_utility_jit(self):
+    @jax.jit
+    def f(x, y):
+      x1, x2 = x
+      z = checkpoint_name(jnp.sin(3.), 'z')
+      return z * ((x1 * x2) * y) * np.array([3.])
+
+    res = saved_residuals(f, (2., 3.), y=4.)
+    self.assertLen(res, 6)
+    self.assertEqual(res[0][0].shape, ())
+    self.assertEqual(res[0][1], "from the argument x[0]")
+    self.assertEqual(res[1][0].shape, ())
+    self.assertEqual(res[1][1], "from the argument x[1]")
+    self.assertEqual(res[2][0].shape, ())
+    self.assertEqual(res[2][1], "from the argument y")
+    self.assertEqual(res[3][0].shape, ())
+    self.assertStartsWith(res[3][1], "output of jitted function 'f'")
+    self.assertEqual(res[4][0].shape, ())
+    self.assertEqual(res[5][0].shape, (1,))
+    self.assertStartsWith(res[5][1], "output of jitted function 'f'")
+
   @parameterized.named_parameters(
       {"testcase_name": f"{suffix}", "remat": remat}
       for suffix, remat in [