diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/class.c b/tools/qfcc/source/class.c
index 1d27f57a8..4975b4fa7 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/class.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/class.c
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ class_symbol (class_type_t *class_type, int external)
 			break;
 		case ct_class:
 			name = va ("_OBJ_CLASS_%s", class_type->c.class->name);
-			type = &type_obj_object;
+			type = &type_obj_class;
 			break;
 		case ct_protocol:
 			return 0;		// probably in error recovery