lib/bindata/base.rb in bindata-1.8.1 vs lib/bindata/base.rb in bindata-1.8.2

@@ -280,10 +280,10 @@
       end
     end
 
     def binary_string(str)
       if str.respond_to?(:force_encoding)
-        str.dup.force_encoding(Encoding::BINARY)
+        str.to_s.dup.force_encoding(Encoding::BINARY)
       else
         str.dup
       end
     end
   end