diff --git a/jctools-benchmarks/src/main/java/org/jctools/jmh/throughput/MpqDrainFillThroughputBackoffNone.java b/jctools-benchmarks/src/main/java/org/jctools/jmh/throughput/MpqDrainFillThroughputBackoffNone.java
index cb18b9f5..dc599112 100644
--- a/jctools-benchmarks/src/main/java/org/jctools/jmh/throughput/MpqDrainFillThroughputBackoffNone.java
+++ b/jctools-benchmarks/src/main/java/org/jctools/jmh/throughput/MpqDrainFillThroughputBackoffNone.java
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
 @Warmup(iterations = 10, time = 1)
 @Measurement(iterations = 10, time = 1)
 public class MpqDrainFillThroughputBackoffNone {
-    static final Integer TEST_ELEMENT = 1;
-    Integer element = TEST_ELEMENT;
+    static final Object TEST_ELEMENT = 1;
+    Integer element = 1;
     Integer escape;
     MessagePassingQueue<Integer> q;
 
diff --git a/jctools-benchmarks/src/main/java/org/jctools/jmh/throughput/MpqThroughputBackoffNone.java b/jctools-benchmarks/src/main/java/org/jctools/jmh/throughput/MpqThroughputBackoffNone.java
index 3951cd4e..e121b9ce 100644
--- a/jctools-benchmarks/src/main/java/org/jctools/jmh/throughput/MpqThroughputBackoffNone.java
+++ b/jctools-benchmarks/src/main/java/org/jctools/jmh/throughput/MpqThroughputBackoffNone.java
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@
 public class MpqThroughputBackoffNone {
     private static final long DELAY_PRODUCER = Long.getLong("delay.p", 0L);
     private static final long DELAY_CONSUMER = Long.getLong("delay.c", 0L);
-    static final Integer TEST_ELEMENT = 1;
-    Integer element = TEST_ELEMENT;
+    static final Object TEST_ELEMENT = 1;
+    Integer element = 1;
     Integer escape;
     MessagePassingQueue<Integer> q;
 
diff --git a/jctools-benchmarks/src/main/java/org/jctools/jmh/throughput/QueueThroughputBackoffNone.java b/jctools-benchmarks/src/main/java/org/jctools/jmh/throughput/QueueThroughputBackoffNone.java
index 694d588a..d7b14d43 100644
--- a/jctools-benchmarks/src/main/java/org/jctools/jmh/throughput/QueueThroughputBackoffNone.java
+++ b/jctools-benchmarks/src/main/java/org/jctools/jmh/throughput/QueueThroughputBackoffNone.java
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
 public class QueueThroughputBackoffNone {
     static final long DELAY_PRODUCER = Long.getLong("delay.p", 0L);
     static final long DELAY_CONSUMER = Long.getLong("delay.c", 0L);
-    static final Integer TEST_ELEMENT = 1;
-    Integer element = TEST_ELEMENT;
+    static final Object TEST_ELEMENT = 1;
+    Integer element = 1;
     Integer escape;
     Queue<Integer> q;