diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/general_functions/type.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/general_functions/type.phpt
index eb6f0672fea02..df2dbaf461ed9 100644
--- a/ext/standard/tests/general_functions/type.phpt
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/general_functions/type.phpt
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ string(6) "double"
 string(4) "NULL"
 string(7) "boolean"
 string(6) "string"
-string(12) "unknown type"
+string(17) "resource (closed)"
 string(8) "resource"
 string(6) "object"
 bool(true)
diff --git a/ext/standard/type.c b/ext/standard/type.c
index 3f97bc86883d7..59268c726d762 100644
--- a/ext/standard/type.c
+++ b/ext/standard/type.c
@@ -59,17 +59,6 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(gettype)
 
 		case IS_OBJECT:
 			RETVAL_STRING("object");
-		/*
-		   {
-		   char *result;
-		   int res_len;
-
-		   res_len = sizeof("object of type ")-1 + Z_OBJCE_P(arg)->name_length;
-		   spprintf(&result, 0, "object of type %s", Z_OBJCE_P(arg)->name);
-		   RETVAL_STRINGL(result, res_len);
-		   efree(result);
-		   }
-		 */
 			break;
 
 		case IS_RESOURCE:
@@ -78,8 +67,10 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(gettype)
 
 				if (type_name) {
 					RETVAL_STRING("resource");
-					break;
+				} else {
+					RETVAL_STRING("resource (closed)");
 				}
+				break;
 			}
 
 		default: