diff --git a/core/src/avm2/globals/string.rs b/core/src/avm2/globals/string.rs
index 5458981bb..4ef7f9873 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/globals/string.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/globals/string.rs
@@ -622,7 +622,13 @@ fn to_string<'gc>(
     this: Object<'gc>,
     _args: &[Value<'gc>],
 ) -> Result<Value<'gc>, Error<'gc>> {
-    Ok(Value::from(this))
+    if let Some(this) = this.as_primitive() {
+        if let Value::String(v) = *this {
+            return Ok(v.into());
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok("".into())
 }
 
 /// Implements `String.valueOf`
diff --git a/tests/tests/swfs/from_avmplus/ecma3/String/e15_5_4/test.toml b/tests/tests/swfs/from_avmplus/ecma3/String/e15_5_4/test.toml
index 29f3cef79..cf6123969 100644
--- a/tests/tests/swfs/from_avmplus/ecma3/String/e15_5_4/test.toml
+++ b/tests/tests/swfs/from_avmplus/ecma3/String/e15_5_4/test.toml
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 num_ticks = 1
-known_failure = true
diff --git a/tests/tests/swfs/from_avmplus/ecma3/String/e15_5_4_2_1/test.toml b/tests/tests/swfs/from_avmplus/ecma3/String/e15_5_4_2_1/test.toml
index 29f3cef79..cf6123969 100644
--- a/tests/tests/swfs/from_avmplus/ecma3/String/e15_5_4_2_1/test.toml
+++ b/tests/tests/swfs/from_avmplus/ecma3/String/e15_5_4_2_1/test.toml
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 num_ticks = 1
-known_failure = true
diff --git a/tests/tests/swfs/from_avmplus/ecma3/String/e15_5_4_2_rt/test.toml b/tests/tests/swfs/from_avmplus/ecma3/String/e15_5_4_2_rt/test.toml
index 29f3cef79..cf6123969 100644
--- a/tests/tests/swfs/from_avmplus/ecma3/String/e15_5_4_2_rt/test.toml
+++ b/tests/tests/swfs/from_avmplus/ecma3/String/e15_5_4_2_rt/test.toml
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 num_ticks = 1
-known_failure = true