diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 52007414b8..d6b71e6c28 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ Release date: TBA
 ..
   Put new features here and also in 'doc/whatsnew/2.14.rst'
 
+* Update ``invalid-slots-object`` message to show bad object rather than its inferred value.
+
+  Closes #6101
 
 * Added new checker ``typevar-name-mismatch``: TypeVar must be assigned to a variable with the same name as its name argument.
 
diff --git a/doc/whatsnew/2.14.rst b/doc/whatsnew/2.14.rst
index dfe548f4bd..ce3c1cedfe 100644
--- a/doc/whatsnew/2.14.rst
+++ b/doc/whatsnew/2.14.rst
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ Extensions
 Other Changes
 =============
 
+* Update ``invalid-slots-object`` message to show bad object rather than its inferred value.
+
+  Closes #6101
+
 * Removed the broken ``generate-man`` option.
 
   Closes #5283
diff --git a/pylint/checkers/classes/class_checker.py b/pylint/checkers/classes/class_checker.py
index b9c11d1132..cc6a109582 100644
--- a/pylint/checkers/classes/class_checker.py
+++ b/pylint/checkers/classes/class_checker.py
@@ -1429,12 +1429,18 @@ def _check_slots_elt(self, elt, node):
                 inferred.value, str
             ):
                 self.add_message(
-                    "invalid-slots-object", args=inferred.as_string(), node=elt
+                    "invalid-slots-object",
+                    args=elt.as_string(),
+                    node=elt,
+                    confidence=INFERENCE,
                 )
                 continue
             if not inferred.value:
                 self.add_message(
-                    "invalid-slots-object", args=inferred.as_string(), node=elt
+                    "invalid-slots-object",
+                    args=elt.as_string(),
+                    node=elt,
+                    confidence=INFERENCE,
                 )
 
             # Check if we have a conflict with a class variable.
diff --git a/tests/functional/s/slots_checks.py b/tests/functional/s/slots_checks.py
index 79912b65c4..0eec9182ac 100644
--- a/tests/functional/s/slots_checks.py
+++ b/tests/functional/s/slots_checks.py
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ class SeventhBad(object):  # [single-string-used-for-slots]
 class EighthBad(object):  # [single-string-used-for-slots]
     __slots__ = deque.__name__
 
+class NinthBad(object):
+    __slots__ = [str]  # [invalid-slots-object]
+
+class TenthBad(object):
+    __slots__ = [1 + 2 + 3]  # [invalid-slots-object]
+
 class PotentiallyGood(object):
     __slots__ = func()
 
diff --git a/tests/functional/s/slots_checks.txt b/tests/functional/s/slots_checks.txt
index 17b3195522..49b3149124 100644
--- a/tests/functional/s/slots_checks.txt
+++ b/tests/functional/s/slots_checks.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 invalid-slots:36:0:36:9:Bad:Invalid __slots__ object:UNDEFINED
 invalid-slots:39:0:39:15:SecondBad:Invalid __slots__ object:UNDEFINED
-invalid-slots-object:43:22:43:23:ThirdBad:Invalid object '2' in __slots__, must contain only non empty strings:UNDEFINED
+invalid-slots-object:43:22:43:23:ThirdBad:Invalid object '2' in __slots__, must contain only non empty strings:INFERENCE
 invalid-slots:45:0:45:15:FourthBad:Invalid __slots__ object:UNDEFINED
-invalid-slots-object:49:27:49:29:FifthBad:"Invalid object ""''"" in __slots__, must contain only non empty strings":UNDEFINED
+invalid-slots-object:49:27:49:29:FifthBad:"Invalid object ""''"" in __slots__, must contain only non empty strings":INFERENCE
 single-string-used-for-slots:51:0:51:14:SixthBad:Class __slots__ should be a non-string iterable:UNDEFINED
 single-string-used-for-slots:54:0:54:16:SeventhBad:Class __slots__ should be a non-string iterable:UNDEFINED
 single-string-used-for-slots:57:0:57:15:EighthBad:Class __slots__ should be a non-string iterable:UNDEFINED
-class-variable-slots-conflict:85:17:85:24:ValueInSlotConflict:Value 'first' in slots conflicts with class variable:UNDEFINED
-class-variable-slots-conflict:85:45:85:53:ValueInSlotConflict:Value 'fourth' in slots conflicts with class variable:UNDEFINED
-class-variable-slots-conflict:85:36:85:43:ValueInSlotConflict:Value 'third' in slots conflicts with class variable:UNDEFINED
+invalid-slots-object:61:17:61:20:NinthBad:Invalid object 'str' in __slots__, must contain only non empty strings:INFERENCE
+invalid-slots-object:64:17:64:26:TenthBad:Invalid object '1 + 2 + 3' in __slots__, must contain only non empty strings:INFERENCE
+class-variable-slots-conflict:91:17:91:24:ValueInSlotConflict:Value 'first' in slots conflicts with class variable:UNDEFINED
+class-variable-slots-conflict:91:45:91:53:ValueInSlotConflict:Value 'fourth' in slots conflicts with class variable:UNDEFINED
+class-variable-slots-conflict:91:36:91:43:ValueInSlotConflict:Value 'third' in slots conflicts with class variable:UNDEFINED