diff --git a/src/Kiota.Builder/Writers/Php/CodeMethodWriter.cs b/src/Kiota.Builder/Writers/Php/CodeMethodWriter.cs
index c9cbaf7910..579882a14a 100644
--- a/src/Kiota.Builder/Writers/Php/CodeMethodWriter.cs
+++ b/src/Kiota.Builder/Writers/Php/CodeMethodWriter.cs
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ private string GetDeserializationMethodName(CodeTypeBase propType, CodeMethod me
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    parseNodeMethod = $"getCollectionOfPrimitiveValues([{conventions.TranslateType(propType)}::class, '{CreateDiscriminatorMethodName}'])";
+                    parseNodeMethod = $"getCollectionOfObjectValues([{conventions.TranslateType(propType)}::class, '{CreateDiscriminatorMethodName}'])";
                 }
             else if (currentType.TypeDefinition is CodeEnum)
                 parseNodeMethod = $"getEnumValue({propertyType.ToFirstCharacterUpperCase()}::class)";