diff --git a/src/libcoreint/opcodes.c b/src/libcoreint/opcodes.c
index adc157c40..b75e911f0 100644
--- a/src/libcoreint/opcodes.c
+++ b/src/libcoreint/opcodes.c
@@ -1448,7 +1448,7 @@ opfunc_typeof (opcode_t opdata, /**< operation data */
         }
         case ECMA_SIMPLE_VALUE_NULL:
         {
-          type_str_p = ecma_get_magic_string (ECMA_MAGIC_STRING_NULL);
+          type_str_p = ecma_get_magic_string (ECMA_MAGIC_STRING_OBJECT);
           break;
         }
         case ECMA_SIMPLE_VALUE_FALSE:
diff --git a/tests/jerry/typeof.js b/tests/jerry/typeof.js
index 53f82a288..57ae2f7a6 100644
--- a/tests/jerry/typeof.js
+++ b/tests/jerry/typeof.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ function f()
 }
 
 assert(typeof(a) === "undefined");
-assert(typeof(null) === "null");
+assert(typeof(null) === "object");
 assert(typeof(false) === "false");
 assert(typeof(true) === "true");
 assert(typeof(1) === "number");