diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Intl/DateFormatter/IntlDateFormatter.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Intl/DateFormatter/IntlDateFormatter.php
index 4da012f52073c..9e31312517638 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Intl/DateFormatter/IntlDateFormatter.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Intl/DateFormatter/IntlDateFormatter.php
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ public function format($timestamp)
      *
      * @throws MethodNotImplementedException
      */
-    public function formatObject($object, $format = null, $locale = null)
+    public static function formatObject($object, $format = null, $locale = null)
     {
         throw new MethodNotImplementedException(__METHOD__);
     }