diff --git a/src/main/java/com/android/tools/r8/graph/DexItemFactory.java b/src/main/java/com/android/tools/r8/graph/DexItemFactory.java
index 44314e5..2ce631f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/android/tools/r8/graph/DexItemFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/android/tools/r8/graph/DexItemFactory.java
@@ -1934,7 +1934,7 @@
 
   private DexType createStaticallyKnownType(Class<?> clazz) {
     return createStaticallyKnownType(
-        createString(DescriptorUtils.javaTypeToDescriptor(clazz.getTypeName())));
+        createString(DescriptorUtils.javaTypeToDescriptor(clazz.getName())));
   }
 
   private DexType createStaticallyKnownType(DexString descriptor) {