diff -r 2f2ead61db06 -r 7b99f98b3035 src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Resolve.java
--- a/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Resolve.java	Mon Dec 13 14:08:01 2010 -0800
+++ b/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Resolve.java	Mon Dec 13 15:11:00 2010 -0800
@@ -815,13 +815,13 @@
     }
     //where
     private boolean signatureMoreSpecific(Env<AttrContext> env, Type site, Symbol m1, Symbol m2, boolean allowBoxing, boolean useVarargs) {
+        noteWarner.clear();
         Type mtype1 = types.memberType(site, adjustVarargs(m1, m2, useVarargs));
-        noteWarner.unchecked = false;
         return (instantiate(env, site, adjustVarargs(m2, m1, useVarargs), types.lowerBoundArgtypes(mtype1), null,
                              allowBoxing, false, noteWarner) != null ||
                  useVarargs && instantiate(env, site, adjustVarargs(m2, m1, useVarargs), types.lowerBoundArgtypes(mtype1), null,
                                            allowBoxing, true, noteWarner) != null) &&
-                !noteWarner.unchecked;
+                !noteWarner.hasLint(Lint.LintCategory.UNCHECKED);
     }
     //where
     private Symbol adjustVarargs(Symbol to, Symbol from, boolean useVarargs) {