diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/python/EvaluatePython.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/python/EvaluatePython.scala
index 520afad287648..7fe3263630820 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/python/EvaluatePython.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/python/EvaluatePython.scala
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ object EvaluatePython {
 
     case udt: UserDefinedType[_] => makeFromJava(udt.sqlType)
 
-    case other => (obj: Any) => nullSafeConvert(other)(PartialFunction.empty)
+    case other => (obj: Any) => nullSafeConvert(obj)(PartialFunction.empty)
   }
 
   private def nullSafeConvert(input: Any)(f: PartialFunction[Any, Any]): Any = {