diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/rest/internal/RestAnnotationProcessor.java b/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/rest/internal/RestAnnotationProcessor.java
index 1564b57ce8..5e0566e76d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/rest/internal/RestAnnotationProcessor.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/rest/internal/RestAnnotationProcessor.java
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ public class RestAnnotationProcessor<T> {
       public int hashCode() {
          final int prime = 31;
          int result = 1;
-         result = prime * result + ((declaringPackage == null) ? 0 : declaringPackage.hashCode());
+         result = prime * result + ((declaringClass == null) ? 0 : declaringClass.hashCode());
          result = prime * result + ((name == null) ? 0 : name.hashCode());
          result = prime * result + parametersTypeHashCode;
          return result;
@@ -363,10 +363,10 @@ public class RestAnnotationProcessor<T> {
          if (getClass() != obj.getClass())
             return false;
          MethodKey other = (MethodKey) obj;
-         if (declaringPackage == null) {
-            if (other.declaringPackage != null)
+         if (declaringClass == null) {
+            if (other.declaringClass != null)
                return false;
-         } else if (!declaringPackage.equals(other.declaringPackage))
+         } else if (!declaringClass.equals(other.declaringClass))
             return false;
          if (name == null) {
             if (other.name != null)
@@ -380,11 +380,11 @@ public class RestAnnotationProcessor<T> {
 
       private final String name;
       private final int parametersTypeHashCode;
-      private final Package declaringPackage;
+      private final Class declaringClass;
 
       public MethodKey(Method method) {
          this.name = method.getName();
-         this.declaringPackage = method.getDeclaringClass().getPackage();
+         this.declaringClass = method.getDeclaringClass();
          int parametersTypeHashCode = 0;
          for (Class<?> param : method.getParameterTypes())
             parametersTypeHashCode += param.hashCode();