diff --git a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/conversion/EnumStringConversion.java b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/conversion/EnumStringConversion.java
index d818c3aba..f0915cb05 100644
--- a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/conversion/EnumStringConversion.java
+++ b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/conversion/EnumStringConversion.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public class EnumStringConversion extends SimpleConversion {
 
     @Override
     public String getToExpression(ConversionContext conversionContext) {
-        return "<SOURCE>.toString()";
+        return "<SOURCE>.name()";
     }
 
     @Override