diff --git a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/transport/local/LocalTransportManagement.java b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/transport/local/LocalTransportManagement.java
index 55ddd33c0ed..1202567a291 100644
--- a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/transport/local/LocalTransportManagement.java
+++ b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/transport/local/LocalTransportManagement.java
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@
 
 package org.elasticsearch.transport.local;
 
-import org.elasticsearch.util.guice.inject.Inject;
 import org.elasticsearch.jmx.MBean;
+import org.elasticsearch.transport.Transport;
+import org.elasticsearch.util.guice.inject.Inject;
 
 /**
  * @author kimchy (Shay Banon)
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ public class LocalTransportManagement {
 
     private final LocalTransport transport;
 
-    @Inject public LocalTransportManagement(LocalTransport transport) {
-        this.transport = transport;
+    @Inject public LocalTransportManagement(Transport transport) {
+        this.transport = (LocalTransport) transport;
     }
 }
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diff --git a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/transport/netty/NettyTransportManagement.java b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/transport/netty/NettyTransportManagement.java
index 2223f1e8509..4091e17d16b 100644
--- a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/transport/netty/NettyTransportManagement.java
+++ b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/transport/netty/NettyTransportManagement.java
@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@
 
 package org.elasticsearch.transport.netty;
 
-import org.elasticsearch.util.guice.inject.Inject;
 import org.elasticsearch.jmx.MBean;
 import org.elasticsearch.jmx.ManagedAttribute;
+import org.elasticsearch.transport.Transport;
+import org.elasticsearch.util.guice.inject.Inject;
 
 /**
  * @author kimchy (Shay Banon)
@@ -31,8 +32,8 @@ public class NettyTransportManagement {
 
     private final NettyTransport transport;
 
-    @Inject public NettyTransportManagement(NettyTransport transport) {
-        this.transport = transport;
+    @Inject public NettyTransportManagement(Transport transport) {
+        this.transport = (NettyTransport) transport;
     }
 
     @ManagedAttribute(description = "Number of connections this node has to other nodes")