diff --git a/jdk/src/share/classes/org/ietf/jgss/Oid.java b/jdk/src/share/classes/org/ietf/jgss/Oid.java
index 294ec1fce72..eb55ff95197 100644
--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/org/ietf/jgss/Oid.java
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/org/ietf/jgss/Oid.java
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ public class Oid {
             return (true);
 
         if (other instanceof Oid)
-            return this.oid.equals(((Oid) other).oid);
+            return this.oid.equals((Object)((Oid) other).oid);
         else if (other instanceof ObjectIdentifier)
             return this.oid.equals(other);
         else