diff --git a/common/src/main/java/io/netty/util/UniqueName.java b/common/src/main/java/io/netty/util/UniqueName.java
index 525bb7bfe6..5b60e331a4 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/io/netty/util/UniqueName.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/io/netty/util/UniqueName.java
@@ -103,13 +103,7 @@ public class UniqueName implements Comparable<UniqueName> {
             return returnCode;
         }
 
-        if (id < other.id) {
-            return -1;
-        } else if (id > other.id) {
-            return 1;
-        } else {
-            return 0;
-        }
+        return ((Integer) id).compareTo((Integer) other.id);
     }
 
     @Override