diff --git a/maven-compat/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/validation/ModelValidationResult.java b/maven-compat/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/validation/ModelValidationResult.java
index b41b0b345c..12ead7eae9 100644
--- a/maven-compat/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/validation/ModelValidationResult.java
+++ b/maven-compat/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/validation/ModelValidationResult.java
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public class ModelValidationResult
 //
         for ( int i = 0; i < messages.size(); i++ )
         {
-            message.append( indentation + "[" + i + "]  " + messages.get( i ).toString() + NEWLINE );
+            message.append( indentation + "[" + i + "]  " + messages.get( i ) + NEWLINE );
         }
 
         return message.toString();