diff --git a/lib/java/src/org/apache/thrift/TBase.java b/lib/java/src/org/apache/thrift/TBase.java
index b3ed1bce0..8aba8a298 100644
--- a/lib/java/src/org/apache/thrift/TBase.java
+++ b/lib/java/src/org/apache/thrift/TBase.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import org.apache.thrift.protocol.TProtocol;
  * Generic base interface for generated Thrift objects.
  *
  */
-public interface TBase<T extends TBase<?,?>, F extends TFieldIdEnum> extends Comparable<T>,  Serializable {
+public interface TBase<T extends TBase<T,F>, F extends TFieldIdEnum> extends Comparable<T>,  Serializable {
 
   /**
    * Reads the TObject from the given input protocol.
diff --git a/lib/java/src/org/apache/thrift/TUnion.java b/lib/java/src/org/apache/thrift/TUnion.java
index 3052ee140..13f9c6774 100644
--- a/lib/java/src/org/apache/thrift/TUnion.java
+++ b/lib/java/src/org/apache/thrift/TUnion.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import org.apache.thrift.scheme.SchemeFactory;
 import org.apache.thrift.scheme.StandardScheme;
 import org.apache.thrift.scheme.TupleScheme;
 
-public abstract class TUnion<T extends TUnion<?,?>, F extends TFieldIdEnum> implements TBase<T, F> {
+public abstract class TUnion<T extends TUnion<T,F>, F extends TFieldIdEnum> implements TBase<T, F> {
 
   protected Object value_;
   protected F setField_;