diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/tags/form/TagWriter.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/tags/form/TagWriter.java
index ccb9942a97..ff4175ab91 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/tags/form/TagWriter.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/tags/form/TagWriter.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2021 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ public class TagWriter {
 
 		public SafeWriter append(String value) throws JspException {
 			try {
-				getWriterToUse().write(value);
+				getWriterToUse().write(String.valueOf(value));
 				return this;
 			}
 			catch (IOException ex) {