diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/commons/math/complex/ComplexFormat.java b/src/java/org/apache/commons/math/complex/ComplexFormat.java
index 2adad36b0..d9135b104 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/commons/math/complex/ComplexFormat.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/commons/math/complex/ComplexFormat.java
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ public class ComplexFormat extends CompositeFormat {
      * Returns the default complex format for the current locale.
      * @return the default complex format.
      */
-    public static CompositeFormat getInstance() {
+    public static ComplexFormat getInstance() {
         return getInstance(Locale.getDefault());
     }