diff --git a/src/idl_gen_java.cpp b/src/idl_gen_java.cpp
index b2aa11aa11b..04fbde0985e 100644
--- a/src/idl_gen_java.cpp
+++ b/src/idl_gen_java.cpp
@@ -445,7 +445,8 @@ class JavaGenerator : public BaseGenerator {
       code += " ";
       code += namer_.Variant(ev) + " = ";
       code += enum_def.ToString(ev);
-      if (enum_def.underlying_type.base_type == BASE_TYPE_LONG ||
+      if (enum_def.underlying_type.base_type == BASE_TYPE_UINT ||
+          enum_def.underlying_type.base_type == BASE_TYPE_LONG ||
           enum_def.underlying_type.base_type == BASE_TYPE_ULONG) {
         code += "L";
       }