diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Matcher/Dumper/PhpMatcherDumper.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Matcher/Dumper/PhpMatcherDumper.php
index 044638300d..c5af8c52a3 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Matcher/Dumper/PhpMatcherDumper.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Matcher/Dumper/PhpMatcherDumper.php
@@ -746,6 +746,10 @@ EOF;
             return 'null';
         }
         if (!\is_array($value)) {
+            if (\is_object($value)) {
+                throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Symfony\Component\Routing\Route cannot contain objects.');
+            }
+
             return str_replace("\n", '\'."\n".\'', var_export($value, true));
         }
         if (!$value) {
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Matcher/Dumper/PhpMatcherDumperTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Matcher/Dumper/PhpMatcherDumperTest.php
index 4bbfe131a7..a1c28ecab4 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Matcher/Dumper/PhpMatcherDumperTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Matcher/Dumper/PhpMatcherDumperTest.php
@@ -491,6 +491,18 @@ class PhpMatcherDumperTest extends TestCase
 
         return $this->matcherClass;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @expectedException \InvalidArgumentException
+     * @expectedExceptionMessage Symfony\Component\Routing\Route cannot contain objects
+     */
+    public function testGenerateDumperMatcherWithObject()
+    {
+        $routeCollection = new RouteCollection();
+        $routeCollection->add('_', new Route('/', array(new \stdClass())));
+        $dumper = new PhpMatcherDumper($routeCollection);
+        $dumper->dump();
+    }
 }
 
 abstract class RedirectableUrlMatcherStub extends UrlMatcher implements RedirectableUrlMatcherInterface