diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/pojo.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/pojo.mustache
index 99fa12108a1..0bc15c0ecb0 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/pojo.mustache
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/pojo.mustache
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public class {{classname}} {{#parent}}extends {{{parent}}}{{/parent}} {{#seriali
   {{/vars}}
 
   @Override
-  public boolean equals(Object o) {
+  public boolean equals(java.lang.Object o) {
     if (this == o) {
       return true;
     }
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public class {{classname}} {{#parent}}extends {{{parent}}}{{/parent}} {{#seriali
    * Convert the given object to string with each line indented by 4 spaces
    * (except the first line).
    */
-  private String toIndentedString(Object o) {
+  private String toIndentedString(java.lang.Object o) {
     if (o == null) {
       return "null";
     }