diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraint.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraint.php
index dc93d22b0a77c..a2ab867e0858b 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraint.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraint.php
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ abstract class Constraint
     /**
      * Returns the name of the given error code.
      *
-     * @param int $errorCode The error code
+     * @param string $errorCode The error code
      *
      * @return string The name of the error code
      *