diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Console/Descriptor/JsonDescriptor.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Console/Descriptor/JsonDescriptor.php
index d49c57adfe..31ca3a9aaf 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Console/Descriptor/JsonDescriptor.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Console/Descriptor/JsonDescriptor.php
@@ -231,8 +231,11 @@ class JsonDescriptor extends Descriptor
             'autoconfigure' => $definition->isAutoconfigured(),
         );
 
-        foreach ($definition->getAutowiringTypes(false) as $autowiringType) {
-            $data['autowiring_types'][] = $autowiringType;
+        // forward compatibility with DependencyInjection component in version 4.0
+        if (method_exists($definition, 'getAutowiringTypes')) {
+            foreach ($definition->getAutowiringTypes(false) as $autowiringType) {
+                $data['autowiring_types'][] = $autowiringType;
+            }
         }
 
         if ($showArguments) {
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Console/Descriptor/MarkdownDescriptor.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Console/Descriptor/MarkdownDescriptor.php
index 59e382d3a9..5703c108bc 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Console/Descriptor/MarkdownDescriptor.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Console/Descriptor/MarkdownDescriptor.php
@@ -191,8 +191,11 @@ class MarkdownDescriptor extends Descriptor
             ."\n".'- Autoconfigured: '.($definition->isAutoconfigured() ? 'yes' : 'no')
         ;
 
-        foreach ($definition->getAutowiringTypes(false) as $autowiringType) {
-            $output .= "\n".'- Autowiring Type: `'.$autowiringType.'`';
+        // forward compatibility with DependencyInjection component in version 4.0
+        if (method_exists($definition, 'getAutowiringTypes')) {
+            foreach ($definition->getAutowiringTypes(false) as $autowiringType) {
+                $output .= "\n".'- Autowiring Type: `'.$autowiringType.'`';
+            }
         }
 
         if (isset($options['show_arguments']) && $options['show_arguments']) {
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Console/Descriptor/TextDescriptor.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Console/Descriptor/TextDescriptor.php
index 64c38cdff7..0abe5e8e39 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Console/Descriptor/TextDescriptor.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Console/Descriptor/TextDescriptor.php
@@ -309,7 +309,8 @@ class TextDescriptor extends Descriptor
         $tableRows[] = array('Autowired', $definition->isAutowired() ? 'yes' : 'no');
         $tableRows[] = array('Autoconfigured', $definition->isAutoconfigured() ? 'yes' : 'no');
 
-        if ($autowiringTypes = $definition->getAutowiringTypes(false)) {
+        // forward compatibility with DependencyInjection component in version 4.0
+        if (method_exists($definition, 'getAutowiringTypes') && $autowiringTypes = $definition->getAutowiringTypes(false)) {
             $tableRows[] = array('Autowiring Types', implode(', ', $autowiringTypes));
         }