diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/DataType.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/DataType.java
index 3d79d7424a..2a7b0ec73d 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/DataType.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/DataType.java
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public interface DataType<T> extends Named {
      * Get the standard SQL data type of this (dialect-specific) data type if
      * available.
      */
-    @NotNull
+    @Nullable
     DataType<T> getSQLDataType();
 
     /**