diff --git a/.eslintrc b/.eslintrc
index d6393c3fe..2449fd815 100644
--- a/.eslintrc
+++ b/.eslintrc
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
   },
 
   "globals": {
-    "Promise": true
+    "Promise": true,
+    "Symbol": true,
     // ^^Available since Node v4
   },
 
diff --git a/lib/hooks/helpers/index.js b/lib/hooks/helpers/index.js
index 066d36aff..da72c5b65 100644
--- a/lib/hooks/helpers/index.js
+++ b/lib/hooks/helpers/index.js
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ module.exports = function(sails) {
       // > NOTE: This is NOT `sails.config.helpers`-- this is `sails.helpers`!
       // > (As for sails.config.helpers, it's set automatically based on our `defaults above)
       sails.helpers = {};
-      Object.defineProperty(sails.helpers, 'inspect', {
+      Object.defineProperty(sails.helpers, Symbol.for('nodejs.util.inspect.custom'), {
         enumerable: false,
         configurable: false,
         writable: true,