diff --git a/py/objexcept.c b/py/objexcept.c
index d43cf979e..a3c302c38 100644
--- a/py/objexcept.c
+++ b/py/objexcept.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ void mp_obj_exception_print(const mp_print_t *print, mp_obj_t o_in, mp_print_kin
     mp_print_kind_t k = kind & ~PRINT_EXC_SUBCLASS;
     bool is_subclass = kind & PRINT_EXC_SUBCLASS;
     if (!is_subclass && (k == PRINT_REPR || k == PRINT_EXC)) {
-        mp_print_str(print, qstr_str(o->base.type->name));
+        mp_print_str(print, mp_obj_get_type_str(o_in));
     }
 
     if (k == PRINT_EXC) {