--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/java/lang/Character.java	Wed Dec 07 12:12:50 2011 -0800
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/java/lang/Character.java	Thu Dec 08 13:48:54 2011 -0500
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
      * @since   1.1
      */
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-    public static final Class<Character> TYPE = Class.getPrimitiveClass("char");
+    public static final Class<Character> TYPE = (Class<Character>) Class.getPrimitiveClass("char");
 
     /*
      * Normative general types