diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/ContainerBuilder.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/ContainerBuilder.php
index 512abd1d271a0..7f79e2f4ffc55 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/ContainerBuilder.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/ContainerBuilder.php
@@ -124,6 +124,20 @@ class ContainerBuilder extends Container implements TaggedContainerInterface
     private $removedIds = array();
     private $alreadyLoading = array();
 
+    private static $internalTypes = array(
+        'int' => true,
+        'float' => true,
+        'string' => true,
+        'bool' => true,
+        'resource' => true,
+        'object' => true,
+        'array' => true,
+        'null' => true,
+        'callable' => true,
+        'iterable' => true,
+        'mixed' => true,
+    );
+
     public function __construct(ParameterBagInterface $parameterBag = null)
     {
         parent::__construct($parameterBag);
@@ -341,6 +355,11 @@ public function getReflectionClass($class, $throw = true)
         if (!$class = $this->getParameterBag()->resolveValue($class)) {
             return;
         }
+
+        if (isset(self::$internalTypes[$class])) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
         $resource = null;
 
         try {
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/ContainerBuilderTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/ContainerBuilderTest.php
index 197bfae844532..51038b6b1550f 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/ContainerBuilderTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/ContainerBuilderTest.php
@@ -906,6 +906,23 @@ public function testGetReflectionClass()
         $this->assertSame('BarMissingClass', (string) end($resources));
     }
 
+    public function testGetReflectionClassOnInternalTypes()
+    {
+        $container = new ContainerBuilder();
+
+        $this->assertNull($container->getReflectionClass('int'));
+        $this->assertNull($container->getReflectionClass('float'));
+        $this->assertNull($container->getReflectionClass('string'));
+        $this->assertNull($container->getReflectionClass('bool'));
+        $this->assertNull($container->getReflectionClass('resource'));
+        $this->assertNull($container->getReflectionClass('object'));
+        $this->assertNull($container->getReflectionClass('array'));
+        $this->assertNull($container->getReflectionClass('null'));
+        $this->assertNull($container->getReflectionClass('callable'));
+        $this->assertNull($container->getReflectionClass('iterable'));
+        $this->assertNull($container->getReflectionClass('mixed'));
+    }
+
     public function testCompilesClassDefinitionsOfLazyServices()
     {
         $container = new ContainerBuilder();