diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Loader/AnnotationClassLoader.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Loader/AnnotationClassLoader.php
index 9ecb554df8..2a715e35d7 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Loader/AnnotationClassLoader.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Loader/AnnotationClassLoader.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use Doctrine\Common\Annotations\Reader;
 use Symfony\Component\Config\Loader\LoaderInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Config\Loader\LoaderResolverInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Config\Resource\FileResource;
+use Symfony\Component\Routing\Annotation\Route as RouteAnnotation;
 use Symfony\Component\Routing\Route;
 use Symfony\Component\Routing\RouteCollection;
 
@@ -129,6 +130,10 @@ abstract class AnnotationClassLoader implements LoaderInterface
         return $collection;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param RouteAnnotation $annot   or an object that exposes a similar interface
+     * @param array           $globals
+     */
     protected function addRoute(RouteCollection $collection, $annot, $globals, \ReflectionClass $class, \ReflectionMethod $method)
     {
         $name = $annot->getName();