diff --git a/app/views/events/index.rss.builder b/app/views/events/index.rss.builder
index 2a5ca6d4..0d3a6301 100644
--- a/app/views/events/index.rss.builder
+++ b/app/views/events/index.rss.builder
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ xml.rdf :RDF, 'xmlns:rdf' => "http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#",
       content = render file: '/events/show.html', locals: { rss: true }
 
       xml.description strip_tags content
-      xml.content(:encoded) { xml.cdata! content }
+      xml.content(:encoded) { xml.cdata! content.to_s }
     end
   end
 end