diff --git a/artio-codecs/src/main/java/uk/co/real_logic/artio/builder/CommonEncoderImpl.java b/artio-codecs/src/main/java/uk/co/real_logic/artio/builder/CommonEncoderImpl.java
index 39b567e7d6..e1fbf674c0 100644
--- a/artio-codecs/src/main/java/uk/co/real_logic/artio/builder/CommonEncoderImpl.java
+++ b/artio-codecs/src/main/java/uk/co/real_logic/artio/builder/CommonEncoderImpl.java
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ public class CommonEncoderImpl
 {
     protected MutableAsciiBuffer customTagsBuffer = new MutableAsciiBuffer(new byte[128]);
 
-    public void setCustomTagsBuffer(MutableAsciiBuffer customTagsBuffer)
+    public void setCustomTagsBuffer(final MutableAsciiBuffer customTagsBuffer)
     {
         this.customTagsBuffer = customTagsBuffer;
     }