Qute type-safe templates - fix interfaces validation

- resolves quarkusio#7843

extensions/qute/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/qute/deployment/QuteProcessor.java

@@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ private AnnotationTarget findProperty(String name, ClassInfo clazz, IndexView in
                 }
             }
             DotName superName = clazz.superName();
-            if (superName == null || DotNames.OBJECT.equals(superName)) {
+            if (superName == null) {
                 clazz = null;
             } else {
                 clazz = index.getClassByName(clazz.superName());

extensions/qute/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/qute/deployment/typesafe/InterfaceValidationSuccessTest.java

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package io.quarkus.qute.deployment.typesafe;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+
+import java.util.Collections;
+
+import javax.inject.Inject;
+
+import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api.ShrinkWrap;
+import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api.asset.StringAsset;
+import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api.spec.JavaArchive;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.RegisterExtension;
+
+import io.quarkus.qute.Template;
+import io.quarkus.test.QuarkusUnitTest;
+
+public class InterfaceValidationSuccessTest {
+
+    @RegisterExtension
+    static final QuarkusUnitTest config = new QuarkusUnitTest()
+            .setArchiveProducer(() -> ShrinkWrap.create(JavaArchive.class)
+                    .addClasses(Movie.class, MovieExtensions.class)
+                    .addAsResource(new StringAsset("{@java.util.List list}"
+                            + "{list.empty}:{list.toString}"),
+                            "templates/list.html"));
+
+    @Inject
+    Template list;
+
+    @Test
+    public void testResult() {
+        assertEquals("true:[]", list.data("list", Collections.emptyList()).render());
+    }
+
+}