diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/AnyObjectId.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/AnyObjectId.java
index 61cc15dec..49dc9147f 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/AnyObjectId.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/AnyObjectId.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ import org.eclipse.jgit.util.NB;
  * with this instance can alter at any time, if this instance is modified to
  * represent a different object name.
  */
-public abstract class AnyObjectId implements Comparable {
+public abstract class AnyObjectId implements Comparable<Object> {
 
 	/**
 	 * Compare to object identifier byte sequences for equality.