diff --git a/src/Database/Type/DateTimeType.php b/src/Database/Type/DateTimeType.php
index 473eae3754f..7cabfa343ba 100644
--- a/src/Database/Type/DateTimeType.php
+++ b/src/Database/Type/DateTimeType.php
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ public function useLocaleParser($enable = true)
             $this->_useLocaleParser = $enable;
             return $this;
         }
-        throw new RuntimeException(
+        throw new \RuntimeException(
             sprintf('Cannot use locale parsing with the %s class', static::$dateTimeClass)
         );
     }