diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5ad10be..ccd9920 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -158,8 +158,7 @@ The default value for `transform` flag is `noop` which means no transformation w
 If a prefix is provided via the `trimprefix` flag, it will be trimmed from the start of each name (before
 it is transformed). If a name doesn't have the prefix it will be passed unchanged.
 
-If a prefix is provided via the `addprefix` flag, it will be added to the start of each name (before
-it is transformed and after trimming).
+If a prefix is provided via the `addprefix` flag, it will be added to the start of each name (after trimming and after transforming).
 
 ## Inspiring projects
 
diff --git a/stringer.go b/stringer.go
index d194a8b..62a7725 100644
--- a/stringer.go
+++ b/stringer.go
@@ -330,10 +330,10 @@ func (g *Generator) generate(typeName string, includeJSON, includeYAML, includeS
 
 	g.trimValueNames(values, trimPrefix)
 
-	g.prefixValueNames(values, addPrefix)
-
 	g.transformValueNames(values, transformMethod)
 
+	g.prefixValueNames(values, addPrefix)
+
 	runs := splitIntoRuns(values)
 	// The decision of which pattern to use depends on the number of
 	// runs in the numbers. If there's only one, it's easy. For more than