diff --git a/src/core/lombok/eclipse/handlers/HandleEqualsAndHashCode.java b/src/core/lombok/eclipse/handlers/HandleEqualsAndHashCode.java
index b6ea568d..f34e70b9 100644
--- a/src/core/lombok/eclipse/handlers/HandleEqualsAndHashCode.java
+++ b/src/core/lombok/eclipse/handlers/HandleEqualsAndHashCode.java
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ public class HandleEqualsAndHashCode extends EclipseAnnotationHandler<EqualsAndH
 		setGeneratedBy(objectRef, source);
 		method.arguments = new Argument[] {new Argument(new char[] { 'o' }, 0, objectRef, Modifier.FINAL)};
 		method.arguments[0].sourceStart = pS; method.arguments[0].sourceEnd = pE;
-		method.arguments[0].annotations = onParam.toArray(new Annotation[0]);
+		if (!onParam.isEmpty()) method.arguments[0].annotations = onParam.toArray(new Annotation[0]);
 		setGeneratedBy(method.arguments[0], source);
 		
 		List<Statement> statements = new ArrayList<Statement>();
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ public class HandleEqualsAndHashCode extends EclipseAnnotationHandler<EqualsAndH
 		setGeneratedBy(objectRef, source);
 		method.arguments = new Argument[] {new Argument(otherName, 0, objectRef, Modifier.FINAL)};
 		method.arguments[0].sourceStart = pS; method.arguments[0].sourceEnd = pE;
-		method.arguments[0].annotations = onParam.toArray(new Annotation[0]);
+		if (!onParam.isEmpty()) method.arguments[0].annotations = onParam.toArray(new Annotation[0]);
 		setGeneratedBy(method.arguments[0], source);
 		
 		SingleNameReference otherRef = new SingleNameReference(otherName, p);