diff --git a/plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/transport/netty4/SecurityNetty4Transport.java b/plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/transport/netty4/SecurityNetty4Transport.java
index 354b1a4b844..55ad3b2fd52 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/transport/netty4/SecurityNetty4Transport.java
+++ b/plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/transport/netty4/SecurityNetty4Transport.java
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public class SecurityNetty4Transport extends Netty4Transport {
     }
 
     @Override
-    protected void onException(NettyTcpChannel channel, Exception e) {
+    protected void onException(TcpChannel channel, Exception e) {
         if (!lifecycle.started()) {
             // just close and ignore - we are already stopped and just need to make sure we release all resources
             TcpChannel.closeChannel(channel, false);