diff --git a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/containers/ContainerUtil.java b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/containers/ContainerUtil.java
index 72285a69d04f..40bd75a2eff8 100644
--- a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/containers/ContainerUtil.java
+++ b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/containers/ContainerUtil.java
@@ -1431,7 +1431,7 @@ public class ContainerUtil extends ContainerUtilRt {
   }
 
   @NotNull
-  public static <T extends Comparable> List<T> sorted(@NotNull Collection<T> list) {
+  public static <T extends Comparable<T>> List<T> sorted(@NotNull Collection<T> list) {
     return sorted(list, new Comparator<T>() {
       @Override
       public int compare(T o1, T o2) {