diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/criteria/internal/compile/CriteriaQueryTypeQueryAdapter.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/criteria/internal/compile/CriteriaQueryTypeQueryAdapter.java
index a47801009774..3d90dca3263c 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/criteria/internal/compile/CriteriaQueryTypeQueryAdapter.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/criteria/internal/compile/CriteriaQueryTypeQueryAdapter.java
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ public QueryImplementor<X> setParameterList(String name, Object[] values) {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public <P> org.hibernate.Query<X> setParameter(QueryParameter<P> parameter, P value, Type type) {
+	public <P> QueryImplementor<X> setParameter(QueryParameter<P> parameter, P value, Type type) {
 		final ExplicitParameterInfo parameterInfo = resolveParameterInfo( parameter );
 		if ( parameterInfo.isNamed() ) {
 			jpqlQuery.setParameter( parameterInfo.getName(), value, type );