diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/Parser.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/Parser.php
index 7e69b4865d0..633c9fa0db3 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/Parser.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/Parser.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 use Doctrine\Common\Lexer\Token;
 use Doctrine\Deprecations\Deprecation;
+use Doctrine\ORM\AbstractQuery;
 use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManagerInterface;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\ClassMetadata;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Query;
@@ -1844,11 +1845,15 @@ public function JoinAssociationDeclaration()
      */
     public function PartialObjectExpression()
     {
-        Deprecation::trigger(
-            'doctrine/orm',
-            'https://github.com/doctrine/orm/issues/8471',
-            'PARTIAL syntax in DQL is deprecated.'
-        );
+        $hydratationMode = $this->query->getHydrationMode();
+
+        if ($hydratationMode === AbstractQuery::HYDRATE_OBJECT || $hydratationMode === AbstractQuery::HYDRATE_SIMPLEOBJECT) {
+            Deprecation::trigger(
+                'doctrine/orm',
+                'https://github.com/doctrine/orm/issues/8471',
+                'PARTIAL syntax in DQL is deprecated.'
+            );
+        }
 
         $this->match(Lexer::T_PARTIAL);