diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/Objects.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/Objects.java
index 12f3d297843..7af6b538973 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/Objects.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/Objects.java
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ public static boolean nonNull( @Nullable Object obj) {
      *        {@code defaultObj} is {@code null}
      * @since 9
      */
-    public static <T>  T requireNonNullElse(@Nullable T obj,  T defaultObj) {
+    public static <T>  T requireNonNullElse(@Nullable T obj,  @Nullable T defaultObj) {
         return (obj != null) ? obj : requireNonNull(defaultObj, "defaultObj");
     }