diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Core/Encoder/EncoderFactory.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Core/Encoder/EncoderFactory.php
index a0cc3ce9cf..7d34cc72dd 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Core/Encoder/EncoderFactory.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Core/Encoder/EncoderFactory.php
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class EncoderFactory implements EncoderFactoryInterface
             return $this->encoders[$class];
         }
 
-        throw new \RuntimeException(sprintf('No encoder has been configured for account "%s".', is_object($class) ? get_class($user) : $class));
+        throw new \RuntimeException(sprintf('No encoder has been configured for account "%s".', is_object($user) ? get_class($user) : $user));
     }
 
     /**