diff --git a/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/AsmUtilCopy.java b/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/AsmUtilCopy.java
index 8369d11e9c2d1..4602c12ea37b9 100644
--- a/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/AsmUtilCopy.java
+++ b/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/AsmUtilCopy.java
@@ -258,6 +258,9 @@ public static boolean needsSignature(MethodInfo method) {
      * Returns true if the given type contains parameterized types, type variables or wildcards
      */
     private static boolean needsSignature(Type type) {
+        if (type == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
         switch (type.kind()) {
             case ARRAY:
             case CLASS:
diff --git a/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/test/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/AsmUtilCopyTest.java b/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/test/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/AsmUtilCopyTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e11239251d128
--- /dev/null
+++ b/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/test/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/AsmUtilCopyTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package io.quarkus.arc.processor;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+public class AsmUtilCopyTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void testNeedsSignature() throws IOException {
+        assertFalse(AsmUtilCopy.needsSignature(Basics.index(Object.class).getClassByName(DotNames.OBJECT)));
+    }
+
+}