diff --git a/src/ServiceProvider.php b/src/ServiceProvider.php
index 0102686d..3fd91cc8 100644
--- a/src/ServiceProvider.php
+++ b/src/ServiceProvider.php
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ protected function registerRequestMacro(): void
     protected function registerRouterMacro(): void
     {
         Router::macro('inertia', function ($uri, $component, $props = []) {
-            return $this->match(['GET', 'HEAD'], $uri, Controller::class)
+            return $this->match(['GET', 'HEAD'], $uri, '\Inertia\Controller')
                 ->defaults('component', $component)
                 ->defaults('props', $props);
         });
diff --git a/tests/ServiceProviderTest.php b/tests/ServiceProviderTest.php
index aa04fa3f..28fe55fe 100644
--- a/tests/ServiceProviderTest.php
+++ b/tests/ServiceProviderTest.php
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Blade;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
-use Inertia\Controller;
 
 class ServiceProviderTest extends TestCase
 {
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ public function test_route_macro_is_registered(): void
         $this->assertEquals($route, $routes->getRoutes()[0]);
         $this->assertEquals(['GET', 'HEAD'], $route->methods);
         $this->assertEquals('/', $route->uri);
-        $this->assertEquals(['uses' => 'Inertia\Controller@__invoke', 'controller' => Controller::class], $route->action);
+        $this->assertEquals(['uses' => '\Inertia\Controller@__invoke', 'controller' => '\Inertia\Controller'], $route->action);
         $this->assertEquals(['component' => 'User/Edit', 'props' => ['user' => ['name' => 'Jonathan']]], $route->defaults);
     }
 }