diff -r c4292590fc70 -r e5d3cd43c85e src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/code/TypeAnnotations.java
--- a/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/code/TypeAnnotations.java	Sat Oct 19 17:43:09 2013 +0100
+++ b/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/code/TypeAnnotations.java	Sun Oct 20 12:01:43 2013 -0700
@@ -404,11 +404,11 @@
                 depth = depth.append(TypePathEntry.ARRAY);
                 while (arType.elemtype.hasTag(TypeTag.ARRAY)) {
                     if (arType.elemtype.isAnnotated()) {
-                        Type.AnnotatedType aelemtype = (Type.AnnotatedType) arType.elemtype;
+                        Type aelemtype = arType.elemtype;
                         arType = (Type.ArrayType) aelemtype.unannotatedType();
                         ArrayType prevToMod = tomodify;
                         tomodify = new Type.ArrayType(null, arType.tsym);
-                        prevToMod.elemtype = (Type.AnnotatedType) tomodify.annotatedType(arType.elemtype.getAnnotationMirrors());
+                        prevToMod.elemtype = tomodify.annotatedType(arType.elemtype.getAnnotationMirrors());
                     } else {
                         arType = (Type.ArrayType) arType.elemtype;
                         tomodify.elemtype = new Type.ArrayType(null, arType.tsym);