diff --git a/implementation/src/main/java/io/smallrye/config/ConfigMappingInterface.java b/implementation/src/main/java/io/smallrye/config/ConfigMappingInterface.java
index 8704ebc35..b34d6e9c8 100644
--- a/implementation/src/main/java/io/smallrye/config/ConfigMappingInterface.java
+++ b/implementation/src/main/java/io/smallrye/config/ConfigMappingInterface.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ protected ConfigMappingInterface computeValue(final Class<?> type) {
     ConfigMappingInterface(final Class<?> interfaceType, final ConfigMappingInterface[] superTypes,
             final Property[] properties) {
         this.interfaceType = interfaceType;
-        this.className = interfaceType.getName() + interfaceType.getName().hashCode() + "Impl";
+        this.className = getImplementationClassName(interfaceType);
         this.superTypes = superTypes;
 
         List<Property> filteredProperties = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -67,6 +67,15 @@ protected ConfigMappingInterface computeValue(final Class<?> type) {
         this.toStringMethod = toStringMethod;
     }
 
+    static String getImplementationClassName(Class<?> type) {
+        // do not use string concatenation here
+        // make sure the impl name doesn't clash with potential user classes
+        String className = type.getName();
+        StringBuilder implementationClassName = new StringBuilder(className.length() + 8);
+        implementationClassName.append(className).append("$$CMImpl");
+        return implementationClassName.toString();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get the configuration interface information for the given interface class. This information is cached.
      *
diff --git a/implementation/src/main/java/io/smallrye/config/ConfigMappingLoader.java b/implementation/src/main/java/io/smallrye/config/ConfigMappingLoader.java
index bb9c85023..bbbde4079 100644
--- a/implementation/src/main/java/io/smallrye/config/ConfigMappingLoader.java
+++ b/implementation/src/main/java/io/smallrye/config/ConfigMappingLoader.java
@@ -127,7 +127,8 @@ static <T> T configMappingObject(final Class<T> interfaceType, final ConfigMappi
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public static <T> Class<? extends ConfigMappingObject> getImplementationClass(final Class<T> type) {
         try {
-            Class<?> implementationClass = type.getClassLoader().loadClass(type.getName() + type.getName().hashCode() + "Impl");
+            Class<?> implementationClass = type.getClassLoader()
+                    .loadClass(ConfigMappingInterface.getImplementationClassName(type));
             if (type.isAssignableFrom(implementationClass)) {
                 return (Class<? extends ConfigMappingObject>) implementationClass;
             }