diff --git a/src/coreclr/vm/excep.cpp b/src/coreclr/vm/excep.cpp
index 63634325e3fdfe..48d67b68fc0940 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/vm/excep.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/vm/excep.cpp
@@ -4808,9 +4808,9 @@ DefaultCatchHandlerExceptionMessageWorker(Thread* pThread,
 
                 if (IsException(throwable->GetMethodTable()))
                 {
-                    if (!message.IsEmpty())
+                    if (!exceptionMessage.IsEmpty())
                     {
-                        reporter.AddDescription(message);
+                        reporter.AddDescription(exceptionMessage);
                     }
                     reporter.Report();
                 }