diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Templating/PhpEngine.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Templating/PhpEngine.php
index f67c29d074..3049212bdc 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Templating/PhpEngine.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Templating/PhpEngine.php
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ class PhpEngine implements EngineInterface, \ArrayAccess
      * @param mixed  $value   A variable to escape
      * @param string $context The context name
      *
-     * @return string The escaped value
+     * @return mixed The escaped value
      */
     public function escape($value, $context = 'html')
     {