diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/ListUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/ListUtils.java
index 0e5d46a04..ae445a581 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/ListUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/ListUtils.java
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ public class ListUtils {
       
       @Override
       public Character get( int index ) {
-        return sequence.charAt( index );
+        return Character.valueOf(sequence.charAt( index ));
       }
 
       @Override