diff --git a/src/finn/custom_op/fpgadataflow/streamingfclayer_batch.py b/src/finn/custom_op/fpgadataflow/streamingfclayer_batch.py
index ab1d3650f197f6fc5bfaa4de385f7c9fcc4a7fbd..181e04f7142053708cc5b2338a8078f6c9fc8303 100644
--- a/src/finn/custom_op/fpgadataflow/streamingfclayer_batch.py
+++ b/src/finn/custom_op/fpgadataflow/streamingfclayer_batch.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class StreamingFCLayer_Batch(HLSCustomOp):
             "weightDataType": ("s", True, ""),
             "outputDataType": ("s", True, ""),
             # FINN DataType for accumulator -- auto-computed and updated
-            "accDataType": ("s", False, "DataType.INT32"),
+            "accDataType": ("s", False, "INT32"),
             # use xnor-popcount for binary weights/inputs, thus treating them
             # as bipolar
             "binaryXnorMode": ("i", False, 0),