diff --git a/python/pyspark/mllib/classification.py b/python/pyspark/mllib/classification.py
index 00e2e76711e84..e4765173709e8 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/mllib/classification.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/mllib/classification.py
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ def train(cls, data, iterations=100, initialWeights=None, regParam=0.01, regType
         """
         def train(rdd, i):
             return callMLlibFunc("trainLogisticRegressionModelWithLBFGS", rdd, int(iterations), i,
-                                 float(regParam), str(regType), bool(intercept), int(corrections),
+                                 float(regParam), regType, bool(intercept), int(corrections),
                                  float(tolerance))
 
         return _regression_train_wrapper(train, LogisticRegressionModel, data, initialWeights)