diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/Tests/Validator/Constraints/UniqueEntityValidatorTest.php b/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/Tests/Validator/Constraints/UniqueEntityValidatorTest.php
index a26ce98107..d8b55eb808 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/Tests/Validator/Constraints/UniqueEntityValidatorTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/Tests/Validator/Constraints/UniqueEntityValidatorTest.php
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ class UniqueEntityValidatorTest extends ConstraintValidatorTestCase
 
         $this->buildViolation('myMessage')
             ->atPath('property.path.single')
-            ->setParameter('{{ value }}', 'object("Symfony\Bridge\Doctrine\Tests\Fixtures\SingleIntIdEntity") identified by (id => 1)')
+            ->setParameter('{{ value }}', 'foo')
             ->setInvalidValue($entity1)
             ->setCode(UniqueEntity::NOT_UNIQUE_ERROR)
             ->setCause(array($associated, $associated2))
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/Validator/Constraints/UniqueEntityValidator.php b/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/Validator/Constraints/UniqueEntityValidator.php
index 2015e7fb3a..161a187ff9 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/Validator/Constraints/UniqueEntityValidator.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/Validator/Constraints/UniqueEntityValidator.php
@@ -186,6 +186,10 @@ class UniqueEntityValidator extends ConstraintValidator
             return $this->formatValue($value, self::PRETTY_DATE);
         }
 
+        if (\method_exists($value, '__toString')) {
+            return (string) $value;
+        }
+
         if ($class->getName() !== $idClass = \get_class($value)) {
             // non unique value might be a composite PK that consists of other entity objects
             if ($em->getMetadataFactory()->hasMetadataFor($idClass)) {