--- old/src/share/classes/java/rmi/server/RemoteObject.java	Wed Nov 30 09:36:24 2011
+++ new/src/share/classes/java/rmi/server/RemoteObject.java	Wed Nov 30 09:36:24 2011
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@
              */
             String internalRefClassName =
                 RemoteRef.packagePrefix + "." + refClassName;
-            Class refClass = Class.forName(internalRefClassName);
+            Class<?> refClass = Class.forName(internalRefClassName);
             try {
                 ref = (RemoteRef) refClass.newInstance();