diff --git a/src/gc-heap-snapshot.cpp b/src/gc-heap-snapshot.cpp
index 77a6e70a127e6..8bd37b698242d 100644
--- a/src/gc-heap-snapshot.cpp
+++ b/src/gc-heap-snapshot.cpp
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ size_t record_node_to_gc_snapshot(jl_value_t *a) JL_NOTSAFEPOINT
 
     if (jl_is_string(a)) {
         node_type = "String";
-        name = jl_string_data(a);
+        name = "<redacted>";
         self_size = jl_string_len(a);
     }
     else if (jl_is_symbol(a)) {