diff --git a/src/core/lombok/eclipse/handlers/HandleEqualsAndHashCode.java b/src/core/lombok/eclipse/handlers/HandleEqualsAndHashCode.java
index d906d85d..adcb8e6a 100644
--- a/src/core/lombok/eclipse/handlers/HandleEqualsAndHashCode.java
+++ b/src/core/lombok/eclipse/handlers/HandleEqualsAndHashCode.java
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ public class HandleEqualsAndHashCode implements EclipseAnnotationHandler<EqualsA
 			}
 		}
 		
-		/* if (!other.canEqual(this)) return false; */ {
+		/* if (!other.canEqual((java.lang.Object) this)) return false; */ {
 			if (needsCanEqual) {
 				MessageSend otherCanEqual = new MessageSend();
 				otherCanEqual.sourceStart = pS; otherCanEqual.sourceEnd = pE;
@@ -547,8 +547,11 @@ public class HandleEqualsAndHashCode implements EclipseAnnotationHandler<EqualsA
 				
 				ThisReference thisReference = new ThisReference(pS, pE);
 				Eclipse.setGeneratedBy(thisReference, source);
+				CastExpression castThisRef = new CastExpression(thisReference, generateQualifiedNameRef(source, TypeConstants.JAVA_LANG_OBJECT));
+				Eclipse.setGeneratedBy(castThisRef, source);
+				castThisRef.sourceStart = pS; castThisRef.sourceEnd = pE;
 				
-				otherCanEqual.arguments = new Expression[] {thisReference};
+				otherCanEqual.arguments = new Expression[] {castThisRef};
 				
 				Expression notOtherCanEqual = new UnaryExpression(otherCanEqual, OperatorIds.NOT);
 				Eclipse.setGeneratedBy(notOtherCanEqual, source);
@@ -621,7 +624,11 @@ public class HandleEqualsAndHashCode implements EclipseAnnotationHandler<EqualsA
 					Eclipse.setGeneratedBy(equalsCall, source);
 					equalsCall.receiver = createFieldAccessor(field, fieldAccess, source);
 					equalsCall.selector = "equals".toCharArray();
-					equalsCall.arguments = new Expression[] { createFieldAccessor(field, fieldAccess, source, otherName) };
+					Expression equalsArg = createFieldAccessor(field, fieldAccess, source, otherName);
+					CastExpression castEqualsArg = new CastExpression(equalsArg, generateQualifiedNameRef(source, TypeConstants.JAVA_LANG_OBJECT));
+					Eclipse.setGeneratedBy(castEqualsArg, source);
+					castEqualsArg.sourceStart = pS; castEqualsArg.sourceEnd = pE;
+					equalsCall.arguments = new Expression[] { castEqualsArg };
 					UnaryExpression fieldsNotEqual = new UnaryExpression(equalsCall, OperatorIds.NOT);
 					fieldsNotEqual.sourceStart = pS; fieldsNotEqual.sourceEnd = pE;
 					Eclipse.setGeneratedBy(fieldsNotEqual, source);
@@ -673,7 +680,7 @@ public class HandleEqualsAndHashCode implements EclipseAnnotationHandler<EqualsA
 	
 	
 	private MethodDeclaration createCanEqual(EclipseNode type, ASTNode source) {
-		/* public boolean canEquals(final java.lang.Object other) {
+		/* public boolean canEqual(final java.lang.Object other) {
 		 *     return other instanceof MyType;
 		 * }
 		 */
diff --git a/src/core/lombok/javac/handlers/HandleEqualsAndHashCode.java b/src/core/lombok/javac/handlers/HandleEqualsAndHashCode.java
index 165f2041..78ecbd9c 100644
--- a/src/core/lombok/javac/handlers/HandleEqualsAndHashCode.java
+++ b/src/core/lombok/javac/handlers/HandleEqualsAndHashCode.java
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ public class HandleEqualsAndHashCode implements JavacAnnotationHandler<EqualsAnd
 			case EXISTS_BY_USER:
 			default:
 				break;
-			}		
+			}
 		}
 		switch (methodExists("hashCode", typeNode)) {
 		case NOT_EXISTS:
@@ -381,12 +381,14 @@ public class HandleEqualsAndHashCode implements JavacAnnotationHandler<EqualsAnd
 			}
 		}
 		
-		/* if (!other.canEqual(this)) return false; */ {
+		/* if (!other.canEqual((java.lang.Object) this)) return false; */ {
 			if (needsCanEqual) {
 				List<JCExpression> exprNil = List.nil();
+				JCExpression thisRef = maker.Ident(thisName);
+				JCExpression castThisRef = maker.TypeCast(chainDots(maker, typeNode, "java", "lang", "Object"), thisRef);
 				JCExpression equalityCheck = maker.Apply(exprNil, 
 						maker.Select(maker.Ident(otherName), typeNode.toName("canEqual")),
-						List.<JCExpression>of(maker.Ident(thisName)));
+						List.of(castThisRef));
 				statements.append(maker.If(maker.Unary(Javac.getCTCint(JCTree.class, "NOT"), equalityCheck), returnBool(maker, false), null));
 			}
 		}
@@ -434,9 +436,11 @@ public class HandleEqualsAndHashCode implements JavacAnnotationHandler<EqualsAnd
 				/* if (this.fieldName == null ? other.fieldName != null : !this.fieldName.equals(other.fieldName)) return false; */
 				JCExpression thisEqualsNull = maker.Binary(Javac.getCTCint(JCTree.class, "EQ"), thisFieldAccessor, maker.Literal(Javac.getCTCint(TypeTags.class, "BOT"), null));
 				JCExpression otherNotEqualsNull = maker.Binary(Javac.getCTCint(JCTree.class, "NE"), otherFieldAccessor, maker.Literal(Javac.getCTCint(TypeTags.class, "BOT"), null));
+				JCExpression equalsArg = createFieldAccessor(maker, fieldNode, fieldAccess, maker.Ident(otherName));
+				JCExpression castEqualsArg = maker.TypeCast(chainDots(maker, typeNode, "java", "lang", "Object"), equalsArg);
 				JCExpression thisEqualsThat = maker.Apply(List.<JCExpression>nil(),
 						maker.Select(createFieldAccessor(maker, fieldNode, fieldAccess), typeNode.toName("equals")),
-						List.of(createFieldAccessor(maker, fieldNode, fieldAccess, maker.Ident(otherName))));
+						List.of(castEqualsArg));
 				JCExpression fieldsAreNotEqual = maker.Conditional(thisEqualsNull, otherNotEqualsNull, maker.Unary(Javac.getCTCint(JCTree.class, "NOT"), thisEqualsThat));
 				statements.append(maker.If(fieldsAreNotEqual, returnBool(maker, false), null));
 			}
@@ -451,7 +455,7 @@ public class HandleEqualsAndHashCode implements JavacAnnotationHandler<EqualsAnd
 	}
 
 	private JCMethodDecl createCanEqual(JavacNode typeNode) {
-		/* public boolean canEquals(final java.lang.Object other) {
+		/* public boolean canEqual(final java.lang.Object other) {
 		 *     return other instanceof MyType;
 		 * }
 		 */