diff --git a/hcl2template/types.packer_config.go b/hcl2template/types.packer_config.go
index 96293eb18..29e1da811 100644
--- a/hcl2template/types.packer_config.go
+++ b/hcl2template/types.packer_config.go
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ func (cfg *PackerConfig) GetBuilds(opts packer.GetBuildsOptions) ([]packer.Build
 			}
 
 			pcb := &packer.CoreBuild{
-				Type:           src.Type,
+				Type:           src.Ref().String(),
 				Builder:        builder,
 				Provisioners:   provisioners,
 				PostProcessors: pps,