--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/java/lang/Short.java	Wed Dec 07 12:12:50 2011 -0800
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/java/lang/Short.java	Thu Dec 08 13:48:54 2011 -0500
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
      * The {@code Class} instance representing the primitive type
      * {@code short}.
      */
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public static final Class<Short>    TYPE = (Class<Short>) Class.getPrimitiveClass("short");
 
     /**