diff --git a/error-prone-contrib/src/main/java/tech/picnic/errorprone/bugpatterns/MethodReferenceUsage.java b/error-prone-contrib/src/main/java/tech/picnic/errorprone/bugpatterns/MethodReferenceUsage.java
index 48659799e15..c0dd31fb761 100644
--- a/error-prone-contrib/src/main/java/tech/picnic/errorprone/bugpatterns/MethodReferenceUsage.java
+++ b/error-prone-contrib/src/main/java/tech/picnic/errorprone/bugpatterns/MethodReferenceUsage.java
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ private static Optional<SuggestedFix.Builder> constructMethodRef(
     return constructFix(lambdaExpr, lhsType.tsym, subTree.getIdentifier());
   }
 
+  @SuppressWarnings("NestingOptionals")
   private static Optional<Optional<Name>> matchArguments(
       LambdaExpressionTree lambdaExpr, MethodInvocationTree subTree) {
     ImmutableList<Name> expectedArguments = getVariables(lambdaExpr);