diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/keyvalue/MultiKey.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/keyvalue/MultiKey.java
index fdcfce6a13..17a99c1e11 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/keyvalue/MultiKey.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/keyvalue/MultiKey.java
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ private static <T> Class<? extends T> getClass(final T value) {
         return (Class<? extends T>) (value == null ? Object.class : value.getClass());
     }
 
+    @SafeVarargs
     private static <T> Class<? extends T> getComponentType(final T... values) {
         @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
         final Class<? extends T> rootClass = (Class<? extends T>) Object.class;