diff --git a/Form/Extension/ChoiceTypeExtension.php b/Form/Extension/ChoiceTypeExtension.php
index ede1067f75..87e3ca2f39 100644
--- a/Form/Extension/ChoiceTypeExtension.php
+++ b/Form/Extension/ChoiceTypeExtension.php
@@ -56,12 +56,16 @@ public function buildView(FormView $view, FormInterface $form, array $options)
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns the name of the type being extended.
-     *
-     * @return string The name of the type being extended
+     * {@inheritdoc}
      */
     public function getExtendedType()
     {
-        return 'choice';
+        /*
+         * NEXT_MAJOR: Remove when dropping Symfony <2.8 support. It should
+         * simply be return 'Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\Type\ChoiceType';
+         */
+        return method_exists('Symfony\Component\Form\AbstractType', 'getBlockPrefix')
+            ? 'Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\Type\ChoiceType'
+            : 'choice';
     }
 }
diff --git a/Form/Extension/Field/Type/MopaCompatibilityTypeFieldExtension.php b/Form/Extension/Field/Type/MopaCompatibilityTypeFieldExtension.php
index f4b038191f..24ea27f9fe 100644
--- a/Form/Extension/Field/Type/MopaCompatibilityTypeFieldExtension.php
+++ b/Form/Extension/Field/Type/MopaCompatibilityTypeFieldExtension.php
@@ -58,12 +58,16 @@ public function buildView(FormView $view, FormInterface $form, array $options)
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns the name of the type being extended.
-     *
-     * @return string The name of the type being extended
+     * {@inheritdoc}
      */
     public function getExtendedType()
     {
-        return 'form';
+        /*
+         * NEXT_MAJOR: Remove when dropping Symfony <2.8 support. It should
+         * simply be return 'Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\Type\FormType';
+         */
+        return method_exists('Symfony\Component\Form\AbstractType', 'getBlockPrefix')
+            ? 'Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\Type\FormType'
+            : 'form';
     }
 }
diff --git a/Tests/Form/Extension/ChoiceTypeExtensionTest.php b/Tests/Form/Extension/ChoiceTypeExtensionTest.php
index 7fc4d07f4c..270cf42eea 100644
--- a/Tests/Form/Extension/ChoiceTypeExtensionTest.php
+++ b/Tests/Form/Extension/ChoiceTypeExtensionTest.php
@@ -62,7 +62,23 @@ public function testExtendedType()
     {
         $extension = new ChoiceTypeExtension();
 
-        $this->assertSame('choice', $extension->getExtendedType());
+        /*
+         * NEXT_MAJOR: Remove when dropping Symfony <2.8 support. It should
+         * simply be:
+         *
+         * $this->assertSame(
+         *     'Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\Type\ChoiceType',
+         *     $extension->getExtendedType()
+         * );
+         */
+        if (method_exists('Symfony\Component\Form\AbstractType', 'getBlockPrefix')) {
+            $this->assertSame(
+                'Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\Type\ChoiceType',
+                $extension->getExtendedType()
+            );
+        } else {
+            $this->assertSame('choice', $extension->getExtendedType());
+        }
     }
 
     public function testDefaultOptionsWithSortable()