diff --git a/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/dynamic/scaffold/TypeWriter.java b/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/dynamic/scaffold/TypeWriter.java
index b189d5b7bf5..aeebe9e1d9b 100644
--- a/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/dynamic/scaffold/TypeWriter.java
+++ b/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/dynamic/scaffold/TypeWriter.java
@@ -3326,7 +3326,7 @@ protected ForClassFileVersion(ClassFileVersion classFileVersion) {
                     public void assertType(int modifiers, boolean definesInterfaces, boolean isGeneric) {
                         if ((modifiers & Opcodes.ACC_ANNOTATION) != 0 && !classFileVersion.isAtLeast(ClassFileVersion.JAVA_V5)) {
                             throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot define annotation type for class file version " + classFileVersion);
-                        } else if (isGeneric && !classFileVersion.isAtLeast(ClassFileVersion.JAVA_V5)) {
+                        } else if (isGeneric && !classFileVersion.isAtLeast(ClassFileVersion.JAVA_V4)) { // JSR14 allows for generic 1.4 classes.
                             throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot define a generic type for class file version " + classFileVersion);
                         }
                     }
@@ -3335,7 +3335,7 @@ public void assertType(int modifiers, boolean definesInterfaces, boolean isGener
                      * {@inheritDoc}
                      */
                     public void assertField(String name, boolean isPublic, boolean isStatic, boolean isFinal, boolean isGeneric) {
-                        if (isGeneric && !classFileVersion.isAtLeast(ClassFileVersion.JAVA_V5)) {
+                        if (isGeneric && !classFileVersion.isAtLeast(ClassFileVersion.JAVA_V4)) { // JSR14 allows for generic 1.4 classes.
                             throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot define generic field '" + name + "' for class file version " + classFileVersion);
                         }
                     }
@@ -3352,7 +3352,7 @@ public void assertMethod(String name,
                                              boolean isConstructor,
                                              boolean isDefaultValueIncompatible,
                                              boolean isGeneric) {
-                        if (isGeneric && !classFileVersion.isAtLeast(ClassFileVersion.JAVA_V5)) {
+                        if (isGeneric && !classFileVersion.isAtLeast(ClassFileVersion.JAVA_V4)) { // JSR14 allows for generic 1.4 classes.
                             throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot define generic method '" + name + "' for class file version " + classFileVersion);
                         } else if (!isVirtual && isAbstract) {
                             throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot define static or non-virtual method '" + name + "' to be abstract");
diff --git a/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/implementation/InvocationHandlerAdapter.java b/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/implementation/InvocationHandlerAdapter.java
index 15ed37decac..37e119acd1d 100644
--- a/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/implementation/InvocationHandlerAdapter.java
+++ b/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/implementation/InvocationHandlerAdapter.java
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 import net.bytebuddy.implementation.bytecode.member.MethodInvocation;
 import net.bytebuddy.implementation.bytecode.member.MethodReturn;
 import net.bytebuddy.implementation.bytecode.member.MethodVariableAccess;
-import net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers;
 import net.bytebuddy.utility.RandomString;
 import org.objectweb.asm.MethodVisitor;
 import org.objectweb.asm.Opcodes;
diff --git a/byte-buddy-dep/src/precompiled/java/net/bytebuddy/test/precompiled/Jsr14Sample.java b/byte-buddy-dep/src/precompiled/java/net/bytebuddy/test/precompiled/Jsr14Sample.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b72e4e1dfdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/byte-buddy-dep/src/precompiled/java/net/bytebuddy/test/precompiled/Jsr14Sample.java
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2014 - 2020 Rafael Winterhalter
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package net.bytebuddy.test.precompiled;
+
+public class Jsr14Sample<TYPE> {
+
+  public Jsr14Sample<TYPE> field;
+
+  public <TYPE> Jsr14Sample<TYPE> method() { return null; }
+}
diff --git a/byte-buddy-dep/src/test/java/net/bytebuddy/ByteBuddyTest.java b/byte-buddy-dep/src/test/java/net/bytebuddy/ByteBuddyTest.java
index dc949df6cce..e12f9f72fa5 100644
--- a/byte-buddy-dep/src/test/java/net/bytebuddy/ByteBuddyTest.java
+++ b/byte-buddy-dep/src/test/java/net/bytebuddy/ByteBuddyTest.java
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 import net.bytebuddy.implementation.MethodDelegation;
 import net.bytebuddy.implementation.StubMethod;
 import net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers;
-import net.bytebuddy.test.utility.DebuggingWrapper;
 import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
@@ -20,7 +19,6 @@
 import java.util.Collections;
 
 import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.isTypeInitializer;
-import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.returns;
 import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.*;
 import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
 
@@ -170,6 +168,17 @@ public void testClassWithManyMethods() throws Exception {
         assertThat(subclass.getDeclaredMethods().length, is(1000));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testClassCompiledToJsr14() throws Exception {
+        assertThat(new ByteBuddy()
+                .redefine(Class.forName("net.bytebuddy.test.precompiled.Jsr14Sample"))
+                .make()
+                .load(ClassLoadingStrategy.BOOTSTRAP_LOADER, ClassLoadingStrategy.Default.WRAPPER)
+                .getLoaded()
+                .getConstructor()
+                .newInstance(), notNullValue());
+    }
+
     public static class Recorder {
 
         public int counter;
diff --git a/byte-buddy-dep/src/test/resources/net/bytebuddy/test/precompiled/Jsr14Sample.class b/byte-buddy-dep/src/test/resources/net/bytebuddy/test/precompiled/Jsr14Sample.class
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d75a2d4865b
Binary files /dev/null and b/byte-buddy-dep/src/test/resources/net/bytebuddy/test/precompiled/Jsr14Sample.class differ