diff --git a/src/ol/layer/vectorlayer.js b/src/ol/layer/vectorlayer.js
index b8443eb164..31f1cfb5cd 100644
--- a/src/ol/layer/vectorlayer.js
+++ b/src/ol/layer/vectorlayer.js
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ ol.layer.VectorLayerEventType = {
   ADD: 'add',
   CHANGE: goog.events.EventType.CHANGE,
   REMOVE: 'remove',
-  SYMBOLIZER: 'symbolizer'
+  INTENTCHANGE: 'intentchange'
 };
 
 
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ ol.layer.Vector.prototype.setRenderIntent =
   this.dispatchEvent(/** @type {ol.layer.VectorLayerEventObject} */ ({
     extent: extent,
     features: features,
-    type: ol.layer.VectorLayerEventType.SYMBOLIZER
+    type: ol.layer.VectorLayerEventType.INTENTCHANGE
   }));
 };
 
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasvectorlayerrenderer.js b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasvectorlayerrenderer.js
index fa6091f008..eeb1b3cad7 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasvectorlayerrenderer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasvectorlayerrenderer.js
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ ol.renderer.canvas.VectorLayer = function(mapRenderer, layer) {
     ol.layer.VectorLayerEventType.ADD,
     ol.layer.VectorLayerEventType.CHANGE,
     ol.layer.VectorLayerEventType.REMOVE,
-    ol.layer.VectorLayerEventType.SYMBOLIZER
+    ol.layer.VectorLayerEventType.INTENTCHANGE
   ],
   this.handleLayerChange_, false, this);