diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/sequence/EditCommand.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/sequence/EditCommand.java
index 80cb78489..601a7afc1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/sequence/EditCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/sequence/EditCommand.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ package org.apache.commons.collections4.sequence;
 public abstract class EditCommand<T> {
 
     /** Object on which the command should be applied. */
-    private T object;
+    private final T object;
 
     /**
      * Simple constructor. Creates a new instance of EditCommand