diff --git a/src/java.sql/share/classes/java/sql/DatabaseMetaData.java b/src/java.sql/share/classes/java/sql/DatabaseMetaData.java
index d663d6ffb61..dfc8851237e 100644
--- a/src/java.sql/share/classes/java/sql/DatabaseMetaData.java
+++ b/src/java.sql/share/classes/java/sql/DatabaseMetaData.java
@@ -3236,7 +3236,7 @@ ResultSet getAttributes(@Nullable String catalog, @Nullable String schemaPattern
      * @see #getSearchStringEscape
      * @since 1.6
      */
-    ResultSet getSchemas(@Nullable String catalog, String schemaPattern) throws SQLException;
+    ResultSet getSchemas(@Nullable String catalog, @Nullable String schemaPattern) throws SQLException;
 
     /**
      * Retrieves whether this database supports invoking user-defined or vendor functions