diff --git a/src/org/mockito/internal/creation/instance/ObjenesisInstantiator.java b/src/org/mockito/internal/creation/instance/ObjenesisInstantiator.java

index 1ca0003..15172bd 100644

--- a/src/org/mockito/internal/creation/instance/ObjenesisInstantiator.java

+++ b/src/org/mockito/internal/creation/instance/ObjenesisInstantiator.java

@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ class ObjenesisInstantiator implements Instantiator {

     private final ObjenesisStd objenesis = new ObjenesisStd(new GlobalConfiguration().enableClassCache());

     public <T> T newInstance(Class<T> cls) {

-        return objenesis.newInstance(cls);

+        return (T) objenesis.newInstance(cls);

     }

 }