Use JSTL forEach loop's varStatus as an ID

I want to use the count from the JSTL forEach loop, but my code doesnt seem to work.

<c:forEach items="${loopableObject}" var="theObject" varStatus="theCount">
    <div id="divIDNo${theCount}">
    </div>
</c:forEach>

produces

<div id="divIDNojavax.servlet.jsp.jstl.core.LoopTagSupport$1Status@5570e2" >