diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/php-symfony/model_variables.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/php-symfony/model_variables.mustache
index 7855e1e1c45..c44d15c84c8 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/php-symfony/model_variables.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/php-symfony/model_variables.mustache
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@
 {{/isContainer}}
 {{^isContainer}}
     {{#isDate}}
-     * @Assert\Date()
+     * @Assert\Type("\Date")
      * @Type("DateTime<'Y-m-d'>")
     {{/isDate}}
     {{#isDateTime}}
-     * @Assert\DateTime()
+     * @Assert\Type("\DateTime"))
      * @Type("DateTime")
     {{/isDateTime}}
     {{^isDate}}
diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/php-symfony/SymfonyBundle-php/Model/Order.php b/samples/server/petstore/php-symfony/SymfonyBundle-php/Model/Order.php
index d902d49a2ab..6dfea8ab2b1 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/php-symfony/SymfonyBundle-php/Model/Order.php
+++ b/samples/server/petstore/php-symfony/SymfonyBundle-php/Model/Order.php
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class Order
     /**
      * @var \DateTime|null
      * @SerializedName("shipDate")
-     * @Assert\DateTime()
+     * @Assert\Type("\DateTime"))
      * @Type("DateTime")
      */
     protected ?\DateTime $shipDate = null;