diff --git a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java
index 6569f446fe..ae9656818c 100644
--- a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java
+++ b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java
@@ -853,7 +853,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory extends AbstractBeanFac
 			}
 		}
 		catch (IllegalArgumentException ex) {
-			throw new BeanDefinitionStoreException(mbd.getResourceDescription(), beanName, ex.getMessage());
+			throw new BeanDefinitionStoreException(mbd.getResourceDescription(), beanName,
+					String.valueOf(ex.getMessage()));
 		}
 
 		// For instance supplied beans, try the target type and bean class immediately
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 9d9ba6cc46..824d86e29e 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
@@ -1723,7 +1723,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractBeanFactory extends FactoryBeanRegistrySupport imp
 			}
 		}
 		catch (IllegalArgumentException ex) {
-			throw new BeanDefinitionStoreException(mbd.getResourceDescription(), beanName, ex.getMessage());
+			throw new BeanDefinitionStoreException(mbd.getResourceDescription(), beanName,
+					String.valueOf(ex.getMessage()));
 		}
 
 		if (allowInit && mbd.isSingleton()) {