diff --git a/sentry_sdk/utils.py b/sentry_sdk/utils.py
index eae6156b13..d6dd5c29b2 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/utils.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/utils.py
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ def get_errno(exc_value):
 
 def get_error_message(exc_value):
     # type: (Optional[BaseException]) -> str
-    message = (
+    message = safe_str(
         getattr(exc_value, "message", "")
         or getattr(exc_value, "detail", "")
         or safe_str(exc_value)