diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/VarDumper/Caster/ReflectionCaster.php b/src/Symfony/Component/VarDumper/Caster/ReflectionCaster.php
index 8605a2fb4e..773effb445 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/VarDumper/Caster/ReflectionCaster.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/VarDumper/Caster/ReflectionCaster.php
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class ReflectionCaster
         $prefix = Caster::PREFIX_VIRTUAL;
 
         $a += array(
-            $prefix.'type' => $c->__toString(),
+            $prefix.'name' => method_exists('ReflectionType', 'getName') ? $c->getName() : $c->__toString(),
             $prefix.'allowsNull' => $c->allowsNull(),
             $prefix.'isBuiltin' => $c->isBuiltin(),
         );