diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/pojo.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/pojo.mustache
index eea33d346d..1af6e50242 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;
     }
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ 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";
     }