diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/EntityGenerator.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/EntityGenerator.php
index c1e1c771e..a9e34d727 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/EntityGenerator.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/EntityGenerator.php
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ class EntityGenerator
         Type::SMALLINT      => 'integer',
         Type::TEXT          => 'string',
         Type::BLOB          => 'string',
-        Type::DECIMAL       => 'float',
+        Type::DECIMAL       => 'string',
         Type::JSON_ARRAY    => 'array',
         Type::SIMPLE_ARRAY  => 'array',
     );