diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/concurrent/LazyInitializer.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/concurrent/LazyInitializer.java
index a0f903c78..ed840498d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/concurrent/LazyInitializer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/concurrent/LazyInitializer.java
@@ -78,11 +78,12 @@
  * @param <T> the type of the object managed by this initializer class
  */
 public abstract class LazyInitializer<T> implements ConcurrentInitializer<T> {
+
+    private static final Object noInit = new Object();
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     /** Stores the managed object. */
-    
-    private static final Object NoInit = new Object();
-    
-    private volatile T object = (T) NoInit;
+    private volatile T object = (T) noInit;
 
     /**
      * Returns the object wrapped by this instance. On first access the object
@@ -98,10 +99,10 @@ public T get() throws ConcurrentException {
         // volatile field
         T result = object;
 
-        if (result == NoInit) {
+        if (result == noInit) {
             synchronized (this) {
                 result = object;
-                if (result == NoInit) {
+                if (result == noInit) {
                     object = result = initialize();
                 }
             }