1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/error.c b/error.c
index 608d1fa558..73d7934815 100644
--- a/error.c
+++ b/error.c
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ rb_exc_new3(etype, str)
     VALUE etype, str;
 {
     StringValue(str);
-    return rb_exc_new(etype, RSTRING(str)->ptr, RSTRING(str)->len);
+    return rb_funcall(etype, rb_intern("new"), 1, str);
 }
 
 /*