diff --git a/internal/services/directoryobjects/directory_object_data_source.go b/internal/services/directoryobjects/directory_object_data_source.go
index c6d27669ac..06e2b18b7e 100644
--- a/internal/services/directoryobjects/directory_object_data_source.go
+++ b/internal/services/directoryobjects/directory_object_data_source.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func directoryObjectDataSourceRead(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData,
 	case odata.TypeServicePrincipal:
 		tf.Set(d, "type", "ServicePrincipal")
 	default:
-		tf.Set(d, "type", directoryObject.ODataShortType)
+		tf.Set(d, "type", directoryObject.ODataType)
 	}
 
 	return nil