diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.server/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lfs/server/LargeFileRepository.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.server/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lfs/server/LargeFileRepository.java
index 75bd549dd..cfa53af9c 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.server/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lfs/server/LargeFileRepository.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.server/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lfs/server/LargeFileRepository.java
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public interface LargeFileRepository {
 	 * @return Action for verifying the object, or {@code null} if the server
 	 *         doesn't support or require verification
 	 */
-	public Response.@Nullable Action getVerifyAction(AnyLongObjectId id);
+	public @Nullable Response.Action getVerifyAction(AnyLongObjectId id);
 
 	/**
 	 * Get size of an object
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/annotations/NonNull.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/annotations/NonNull.java
index fd5495886..1cc65c9f4 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/annotations/NonNull.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/annotations/NonNull.java
@@ -43,8 +43,12 @@
 
 package org.eclipse.jgit.annotations;
 
+import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.FIELD;
+import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.LOCAL_VARIABLE;
+import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
+import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.PARAMETER;
+
 import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
-import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
@@ -59,7 +63,7 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Target;
  */
 @Documented
 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.CLASS)
-@Target(ElementType.TYPE_USE)
+@Target({ FIELD, METHOD, PARAMETER, LOCAL_VARIABLE })
 public @interface NonNull {
 	// marker annotation with no members
 }
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/annotations/Nullable.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/annotations/Nullable.java
index e914140ce..f8a7a366d 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/annotations/Nullable.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/annotations/Nullable.java
@@ -43,8 +43,12 @@
 
 package org.eclipse.jgit.annotations;
 
+import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.FIELD;
+import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.LOCAL_VARIABLE;
+import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
+import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.PARAMETER;
+
 import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
-import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
@@ -89,7 +93,7 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Target;
  */
 @Documented
 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-@Target(ElementType.TYPE_USE)
+@Target({ FIELD, METHOD, PARAMETER, LOCAL_VARIABLE })
 public @interface Nullable {
 	// marker annotation with no members
 }
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/errors/CorruptObjectException.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/errors/CorruptObjectException.java
index 314c4e6da..4b503a302 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/errors/CorruptObjectException.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/errors/CorruptObjectException.java
@@ -140,7 +140,8 @@ public class CorruptObjectException extends IOException {
 	 * @return error condition or null.
 	 * @since 4.2
 	 */
-	public ObjectChecker.@Nullable ErrorType getErrorType() {
+	@Nullable
+	public ObjectChecker.ErrorType getErrorType() {
 		return errorType;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/fsck/FsckError.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/fsck/FsckError.java
index 3c6f38efb..131b0048a 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/fsck/FsckError.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/fsck/FsckError.java
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ public class FsckError {
 		}
 
 		/** @return error type of the corruption. */
-		public ObjectChecker.@Nullable ErrorType getErrorType() {
+		@Nullable
+		public ObjectChecker.ErrorType getErrorType() {
 			return errorType;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/TransferConfig.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/TransferConfig.java
index cd03a3d92..4c70725e4 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/TransferConfig.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/TransferConfig.java
@@ -265,7 +265,8 @@ public class TransferConfig {
 			}
 		}
 
-		static ObjectChecker.@Nullable ErrorType parse(String key) {
+		@Nullable
+		static ObjectChecker.ErrorType parse(String key) {
 			return errors.get(toLowerCase(key));
 		}