diff --git a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_connection.erl b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_connection.erl
index 2fe3ea8c9..8d0e74313 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_connection.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_connection.erl
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ serialize_and_inc_stats_fun(#state{serialize = Serialize}) ->
                 ?SLOG(error, #{ input_packet => Packet
                               , exception => Reason
                               , stacktrace => Stacktrace}),
-                erlang:raise(error, Reason, Stacktrace)
+                erlang:error(frame_serialize_error)
         end
     end.
 
diff --git a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_ws_connection.erl b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_ws_connection.erl
index 4c5299b9e..bbd1fb62d 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_ws_connection.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_ws_connection.erl
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ serialize_and_inc_stats_fun(#state{serialize = Serialize}) ->
                 ?SLOG(error, #{ input_packet => Packet
                               , exception => Reason
                               , stacktrace => Stacktrace}),
-                erlang:raise(error, Reason, Stacktrace)
+                erlang:error(frame_serialize_error)
         end
     end.