diff --git a/lib/active_model/serializer/generators/serializer/scaffold_controller_generator.rb b/lib/active_model/serializer/generators/serializer/scaffold_controller_generator.rb
index 6647683a1..41f0ed13d 100644
--- a/lib/active_model/serializer/generators/serializer/scaffold_controller_generator.rb
+++ b/lib/active_model/serializer/generators/serializer/scaffold_controller_generator.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class ScaffoldControllerGenerator
       if Rails::VERSION::MAJOR >= 4
         source_root File.expand_path('../templates', __FILE__)
 
-        hook_for :serializer, default: true
+        hook_for :serializer, default: true, type: :boolean
       end
     end
   end