diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/EntityGenerator.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/EntityGenerator.php
index f130908e7..a3a27892c 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/EntityGenerator.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/EntityGenerator.php
@@ -806,7 +806,12 @@ public function <methodName>()
     {
         $lines = array();
         $lines[] = $this->_spaces . '/**';
-        $lines[] = $this->_spaces . ' * @var ' . $associationMapping['targetEntity'];
+        
+        if ($associationMapping['type'] & ClassMetadataInfo::TO_MANY) {
+            $lines[] = $this->_spaces . ' * @var \Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection';
+        }else{
+            $lines[] = $this->_spaces . ' * @var ' . $associationMapping['targetEntity'];
+        }
 
         if ($this->_generateAnnotations) {
             $lines[] = $this->_spaces . ' *';