diff --git a/lldb/source/API/SBValue.cpp b/lldb/source/API/SBValue.cpp
index b35c82250d6ba..a707b9aa7589c 100644
--- a/lldb/source/API/SBValue.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/API/SBValue.cpp
@@ -380,8 +380,10 @@ const char *SBValue::GetObjectDescription() {
     return nullptr;
 
   llvm::Expected<std::string> str = value_sp->GetObjectDescription();
-  if (!str)
-    return ConstString("error: " + toString(str.takeError())).AsCString();
+  if (!str) {
+    llvm::consumeError(str.takeError());
+    return nullptr;
+  }
   return ConstString(*str).AsCString();
 }
 
diff --git a/lldb/test/API/commands/expression/diagnostics/TestExprDiagnostics.py b/lldb/test/API/commands/expression/diagnostics/TestExprDiagnostics.py
index b9b5bffb87e81..0806776aa6eb0 100644
--- a/lldb/test/API/commands/expression/diagnostics/TestExprDiagnostics.py
+++ b/lldb/test/API/commands/expression/diagnostics/TestExprDiagnostics.py
@@ -195,6 +195,10 @@ def test_error_type(self):
         value = frame.EvaluateExpression('#error("I am error.")')
         error = value.GetError()
         self.assertEqual(error.GetType(), lldb.eErrorTypeExpression)
+        value = frame.FindVariable("f")
+        self.assertTrue(value.IsValid())
+        desc = value.GetObjectDescription()
+        self.assertEqual(desc, None)
 
     def test_command_expr_sbdata(self):
         """Test the structured diagnostics data"""