diff --git a/python/src/sdf/_gz_sdformat_pybind11.cc b/python/src/sdf/_gz_sdformat_pybind11.cc
index 0dcf96f6d..d982e13f4 100644
--- a/python/src/sdf/_gz_sdformat_pybind11.cc
+++ b/python/src/sdf/_gz_sdformat_pybind11.cc
@@ -150,7 +150,11 @@ PYBIND11_MODULE(BINDINGS_MODULE_NAME, m) {
       sdfErrorsException.attr("errors") = pybind11::cast(e.Errors());
       // This has to be called last since it's the call that sets
       // PyErr_SetString.
+#if PYBIND11_VERSION_HEX >= 0x020C0000
+      pybind11::set_error(sdfErrorsException, e.what());
+#else
       sdfErrorsException(e.what());
+#endif
     }
   });