diff --git a/torchvision/prototype/models/_utils.py b/torchvision/prototype/models/_utils.py
index 6286d7b19b1..d3d0d659668 100644
--- a/torchvision/prototype/models/_utils.py
+++ b/torchvision/prototype/models/_utils.py
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ def inner_wrapper(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> M:
                 if (
                     (weights_param not in kwargs and pretrained_param not in kwargs)
                     or isinstance(weights_arg, WeightsEnum)
+                    or (isinstance(weights_arg, str) and weights_arg != "legacy")
                     or weights_arg is None
                 ):
                     continue