diff --git a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractBeanFactory.java b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractBeanFactory.java
index 841023b55b6..76e65cab0c1 100644
--- a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractBeanFactory.java
+++ b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractBeanFactory.java
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractBeanFactory extends FactoryBeanRegistrySupport imp
 			}
 			catch (BeansException ex) {
 				beanCreation.tag("exception", ex.getClass().toString());
-				beanCreation.tag("message", ex.getMessage());
+				beanCreation.tag("message", String.valueOf(ex.getMessage()));
 				cleanupAfterBeanCreationFailure(beanName);
 				throw ex;
 			}