--- a/src/jdk.javadoc/share/classes/jdk/javadoc/internal/doclets/toolkit/builders/SerializedFormBuilder.java	Wed Dec 06 14:39:15 2017 -0800
+++ b/src/jdk.javadoc/share/classes/jdk/javadoc/internal/doclets/toolkit/builders/SerializedFormBuilder.java	Wed Dec 06 15:14:13 2017 -0800
@@ -450,8 +450,7 @@
     protected void buildFieldSubHeader(Content fieldsContentTree) {
         if (!utils.definesSerializableFields(currentTypeElement)) {
             VariableElement field = (VariableElement) currentMember;
-            fieldWriter.addMemberHeader(utils.asTypeElement(field.asType()),
-                    utils.getTypeName(field.asType(), false), utils.getDimension(field.asType()),
+            fieldWriter.addMemberHeader(field.asType(),
                     utils.getSimpleName(field),
                     fieldsContentTree);
         }