diff --git a/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/TypedValue.java b/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/TypedValue.java
index 838a25ba4f..84326ac68c 100644
--- a/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/TypedValue.java
+++ b/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/TypedValue.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public class TypedValue {
 	@Override
 	public String toString() {
 		StringBuilder str = new StringBuilder();
-		str.append("TypedValue: ").append(this.value).append(" of type ").append(this.typeDescriptor.asString());
+		str.append("TypedValue: ").append(this.value).append(" of type ").append(this.getTypeDescriptor().asString());
 		return str.toString();
 	}