diff --git a/src/core/lombok/eclipse/handlers/HandleEqualsAndHashCode.java b/src/core/lombok/eclipse/handlers/HandleEqualsAndHashCode.java
index a540299e..9b2389e8 100644
--- a/src/core/lombok/eclipse/handlers/HandleEqualsAndHashCode.java
+++ b/src/core/lombok/eclipse/handlers/HandleEqualsAndHashCode.java
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ public class HandleEqualsAndHashCode extends EclipseAnnotationHandler<EqualsAndH
 			return;
 		}
 		
-		generateMethods(typeNode, errorNode, null, null, null, false, FieldAccess.GETTER, null);
+		generateMethods(typeNode, errorNode, null, null, null, false, FieldAccess.GETTER, new ArrayList<Annotation>());
 	}
 	
 	@Override public void handle(AnnotationValues<EqualsAndHashCode> annotation, Annotation ast, EclipseNode annotationNode) {
diff --git a/src/core/lombok/javac/handlers/HandleEqualsAndHashCode.java b/src/core/lombok/javac/handlers/HandleEqualsAndHashCode.java
index e62b0555..d267a29a 100644
--- a/src/core/lombok/javac/handlers/HandleEqualsAndHashCode.java
+++ b/src/core/lombok/javac/handlers/HandleEqualsAndHashCode.java
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public class HandleEqualsAndHashCode extends JavacAnnotationHandler<EqualsAndHas
 			return;
 		}
 		
-		generateMethods(typeNode, source, null, null, null, false, FieldAccess.GETTER, null);
+		generateMethods(typeNode, source, null, null, null, false, FieldAccess.GETTER, List.<JCAnnotation>nil());
 	}
 	
 	public void generateMethods(JavacNode typeNode, JavacNode source, List<String> excludes, List<String> includes,