diff --git a/pandas/core/internals.py b/pandas/core/internals.py
index ef33e27d861fd..7a84f2c399671 100644
--- a/pandas/core/internals.py
+++ b/pandas/core/internals.py
@@ -4009,7 +4009,7 @@ def _putmask_smart(v, m, n):
             nv = v.copy()
             nv[m] = nn_at
             return nv
-    except (ValueError, IndexError, TypeError):
+    except (ValueError, IndexError, TypeError, AttributeError):
         pass
 
     # change the dtype