diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/ContainerBuilder.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/ContainerBuilder.php
index 5b178714bf..9d6f5b031d 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/ContainerBuilder.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/ContainerBuilder.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Compiler\Compiler;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Compiler\CompilerPassInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Compiler\PassConfig;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Exception\BadMethodCallException;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Exception\InactiveScopeException;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Exception\InvalidArgumentException;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Exception\LogicException;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Exception\RuntimeException;
@@ -874,7 +875,7 @@ class ContainerBuilder extends Container implements TaggedContainerInterface
 
         if (self::SCOPE_PROTOTYPE !== $scope = $definition->getScope()) {
             if (self::SCOPE_CONTAINER !== $scope && !isset($this->scopedServices[$scope])) {
-                throw new RuntimeException(sprintf('You tried to create the "%s" service of an inactive scope.', $id));
+                throw new InactiveScopeException($id, $scope);
             }
 
             $this->services[$lowerId = strtolower($id)] = $service;