diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/commons/serializer/java/JavaStreamingConverter.java b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/commons/serializer/java/JavaStreamingConverter.java
index 7211eaa06c..808473dfad 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/commons/serializer/java/JavaStreamingConverter.java
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/commons/serializer/java/JavaStreamingConverter.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class JavaStreamingConverter
 			if (objectInputStream != null) {
 				objectInputStream.close();
 			}
-			throw new IOException(e);
+			throw new IOException(e.getMessage());
 		}
 	}