diff --git a/src/changes/changes.xml b/src/changes/changes.xml
index b99374315..d90ba2bdf 100644
--- a/src/changes/changes.xml
+++ b/src/changes/changes.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
+
+ Fix compilation errors when using source level 1.8 and a recent java 8 compiler.
+
Clarified javadoc of "CollectionBag" wrt changes from the original Bag interface.
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/comparators/ReverseComparator.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/comparators/ReverseComparator.java
index 10a0a8124..ebdbd8667 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/comparators/ReverseComparator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/comparators/ReverseComparator.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public class ReverseComparator implements Comparator, Serializable {
private static final long serialVersionUID = 2858887242028539265L;
/** The comparator being decorated. */
- private final Comparator comparator;
+ private final Comparator super E> comparator;
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
/**