diff --git a/Lib/email/_header_value_parser.py b/Lib/email/_header_value_parser.py
index 792072ab9f6128a..7c03fb49b3b5e77 100644
--- a/Lib/email/_header_value_parser.py
+++ b/Lib/email/_header_value_parser.py
@@ -2537,7 +2537,7 @@ def get_parameter(value):
         else:
             try:
                 token, rest = get_extended_attrtext(inner_value)
-            except:
+            except errors.HeaderParseError:
                 pass
             else:
                 if not rest: