diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Annotation/Route.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Annotation/Route.php
index e9fbb654f7..7924aa3458 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Annotation/Route.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Annotation/Route.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ namespace Symfony\Component\Routing\Annotation;
 class Route
 {
     private $path;
-    private $locales = array();
+    private $localizedPaths = array();
     private $name;
     private $requirements = array();
     private $options = array();
@@ -39,17 +39,17 @@ class Route
      */
     public function __construct(array $data)
     {
-        if (isset($data['locales'])) {
-            throw new \BadMethodCallException(sprintf('Unknown property "locales" on annotation "%s".', get_class($this)));
+        if (isset($data['localized_paths'])) {
+            throw new \BadMethodCallException(sprintf('Unknown property "localized_paths" on annotation "%s".', get_class($this)));
         }
 
         if (isset($data['value'])) {
-            $data[is_array($data['value']) ? 'locales' : 'path'] = $data['value'];
+            $data[is_array($data['value']) ? 'localized_paths' : 'path'] = $data['value'];
             unset($data['value']);
         }
 
         if (isset($data['path']) && is_array($data['path'])) {
-            $data['locales'] = $data['path'];
+            $data['localized_paths'] = $data['path'];
             unset($data['path']);
         }
 
@@ -72,14 +72,14 @@ class Route
         return $this->path;
     }
 
-    public function setLocales(array $locales)
+    public function setLocalizedPaths(array $localizedPaths)
     {
-        $this->locales = $locales;
+        $this->localizedPaths = $localizedPaths;
     }
 
-    public function getLocales(): array
+    public function getLocalizedPaths(): array
     {
-        return $this->locales;
+        return $this->localizedPaths;
     }
 
     public function setHost($pattern)
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Loader/AnnotationClassLoader.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Loader/AnnotationClassLoader.php
index b89913df8b..88443e3b9c 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Loader/AnnotationClassLoader.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Loader/AnnotationClassLoader.php
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ abstract class AnnotationClassLoader implements LoaderInterface
         if (0 === $collection->count() && $class->hasMethod('__invoke') && $annot = $this->reader->getClassAnnotation($class, $this->routeAnnotationClass)) {
             $globals['path'] = null;
             $globals['name'] = '';
-            $globals['locales'] = array();
+            $globals['localized_paths'] = array();
             $this->addRoute($collection, $annot, $globals, $class, $class->getMethod('__invoke'));
         }
 
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ abstract class AnnotationClassLoader implements LoaderInterface
             $condition = $globals['condition'];
         }
 
-        $path = $annot->getLocales() ?: $annot->getPath();
-        $prefix = $globals['locales'] ?: $globals['path'];
+        $path = $annot->getLocalizedPaths() ?: $annot->getPath();
+        $prefix = $globals['localized_paths'] ?: $globals['path'];
         $paths = array();
 
         if (\is_array($path)) {
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ abstract class AnnotationClassLoader implements LoaderInterface
     {
         $globals = array(
             'path' => null,
-            'locales' => array(),
+            'localized_paths' => array(),
             'requirements' => array(),
             'options' => array(),
             'defaults' => array(),
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ abstract class AnnotationClassLoader implements LoaderInterface
                 $globals['path'] = $annot->getPath();
             }
 
-            $globals['locales'] = $annot->getLocales();
+            $globals['localized_paths'] = $annot->getLocalizedPaths();
 
             if (null !== $annot->getRequirements()) {
                 $globals['requirements'] = $annot->getRequirements();
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Annotation/RouteTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Annotation/RouteTest.php
index e5ae690d50..4d6b2a9c8b 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Annotation/RouteTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Annotation/RouteTest.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class RouteTest extends TestCase
             array('methods', array('GET', 'POST'), 'getMethods'),
             array('host', '{locale}.example.com', 'getHost'),
             array('condition', 'context.getMethod() == "GET"', 'getCondition'),
-            array('value', array('nl' => '/hier', 'en' => '/here'), 'getLocales'),
+            array('value', array('nl' => '/hier', 'en' => '/here'), 'getLocalizedPaths'),
         );
     }
 }