diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/WebMvcConfigurationSupportTests.java b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/WebMvcConfigurationSupportTests.java
index bc9afca609..af0e3a9dd0 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/WebMvcConfigurationSupportTests.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/WebMvcConfigurationSupportTests.java
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ public class WebMvcConfigurationSupportTests {
 
 
 	@ResponseStatus(value = HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST,  reason = "exception.user.exists")
+	@SuppressWarnings("serial")
 	public static class UserAlreadyExistsException extends RuntimeException {
 	}