diff --git a/src/Symfony/Framework/DoctrineBundle/DependencyInjection/DoctrineExtension.php b/src/Symfony/Framework/DoctrineBundle/DependencyInjection/DoctrineExtension.php
index c5bb6c1df9..0983cc1d87 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Framework/DoctrineBundle/DependencyInjection/DoctrineExtension.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Framework/DoctrineBundle/DependencyInjection/DoctrineExtension.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class DoctrineExtension extends LoaderExtension
    *
    * Usage example:
    *
-   *      <doctrine:dbal dbname="sfweb" username="root" />
+   *      <doctrine:dbal dbname="sfweb" user="root" />
    *
    * @param array $config A configuration array
    *
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class DoctrineExtension extends LoaderExtension
     $loader = new XmlFileLoader(__DIR__.'/../Resources/config');
     $configuration->merge($loader->load($this->resources['dbal']));
 
-    foreach (array('dbname', 'host', 'username', 'password', 'path', 'port') as $key)
+    foreach (array('dbname', 'host', 'user', 'password', 'path', 'port') as $key)
     {
       if (isset($config[$key]))
       {
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Framework/DoctrineBundle/Resources/config/schema/dic/doctrine/doctrine-1.0.xsd b/src/Symfony/Framework/DoctrineBundle/Resources/config/schema/dic/doctrine/doctrine-1.0.xsd
index 69445f5faa..739887949b 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Framework/DoctrineBundle/Resources/config/schema/dic/doctrine/doctrine-1.0.xsd
+++ b/src/Symfony/Framework/DoctrineBundle/Resources/config/schema/dic/doctrine/doctrine-1.0.xsd
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <xsd:attribute name="dbname" type="xsd:string" />
     <xsd:attribute name="host" type="xsd:string" />
     <xsd:attribute name="port" type="xsd:integer" />
-    <xsd:attribute name="username" type="xsd:string" />
+    <xsd:attribute name="user" type="xsd:string" />
     <xsd:attribute name="password" type="xsd:string" />
     <xsd:attribute name="driver" type="xsd:string" />
     <xsd:attribute name="options" type="xsd:string" />