diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/skyframe/serialization/ObjectCodecRegistry.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/skyframe/serialization/ObjectCodecRegistry.java
index 0d29b5a..0a800ea 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/skyframe/serialization/ObjectCodecRegistry.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/skyframe/serialization/ObjectCodecRegistry.java
@@ -144,7 +144,8 @@
    *
    * <p>Also checks if there are codecs for a superclass of the given type.
    */
-  private @Nullable CodecDescriptor getCodecDescriptor(Class<?> type) {
+  @Nullable
+  private CodecDescriptor getCodecDescriptor(Class<?> type) {
     for (Class<?> nextType = type; nextType != null; nextType = nextType.getSuperclass()) {
       CodecDescriptor result = classMappedCodecs.get(nextType);
       if (result != null) {