diff --git a/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/ManagementSecurityAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/ManagementSecurityAutoConfiguration.java
index 227b7ea3ea2..c15d0270375 100644
--- a/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/ManagementSecurityAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/ManagementSecurityAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public class ManagementSecurityAutoConfiguration {
 
 	@Bean
 	@ConditionalOnMissingBean({ IgnoredPathsWebSecurityConfigurerAdapter.class })
-	public WebSecurityConfigurer<WebSecurity> ignoredPathsWebSecurityConfigurerAdapter() {
+	public IgnoredPathsWebSecurityConfigurerAdapter ignoredPathsWebSecurityConfigurerAdapter() {
 		return new IgnoredPathsWebSecurityConfigurerAdapter();
 	}