--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/java/lang/Float.java	Wed Dec 07 12:12:50 2011 -0800
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/java/lang/Float.java	Thu Dec 08 13:48:54 2011 -0500
@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@
      *
      * @since JDK1.1
      */
-    public static final Class<Float> TYPE = Class.getPrimitiveClass("float");
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    public static final Class<Float> TYPE = (Class<Float>) Class.getPrimitiveClass("float");
 
     /**
      * Returns a string representation of the {@code float}