diff --git a/pulsar-client/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/impl/MultiTopicsConsumerImpl.java b/pulsar-client/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/impl/MultiTopicsConsumerImpl.java
index 06d91867ce668..48ccd474af7ef 100644
--- a/pulsar-client/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/impl/MultiTopicsConsumerImpl.java
+++ b/pulsar-client/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/impl/MultiTopicsConsumerImpl.java
@@ -929,15 +929,15 @@ public static <T> MultiTopicsConsumerImpl<T> createPartitionedConsumer(
                 "Should have only 1 topic for partitioned consumer");
 
         // get topic name, then remove it from conf, so constructor will create a consumer with no topic.
-        ConsumerConfigurationData cloneConf = conf.clone();
+        ConsumerConfigurationData<T> cloneConf = conf.clone();
         String topicName = cloneConf.getSingleTopic();
         cloneConf.getTopicNames().remove(topicName);
 
-        CompletableFuture<Consumer> future = new CompletableFuture<>();
-        MultiTopicsConsumerImpl consumer = new MultiTopicsConsumerImpl(client, topicName, cloneConf, executorProvider,
-                future, schema, interceptors, true /* createTopicIfDoesNotExist */);
+        CompletableFuture<Consumer<T>> future = new CompletableFuture<>();
+        MultiTopicsConsumerImpl<T> consumer = new MultiTopicsConsumerImpl<T>(client, topicName, cloneConf,
+                executorProvider, future, schema, interceptors, true /* createTopicIfDoesNotExist */);
 
-        future.thenCompose(c -> ((MultiTopicsConsumerImpl) c).subscribeAsync(topicName, numPartitions))
+        future.thenCompose(c -> ((MultiTopicsConsumerImpl<T>) c).subscribeAsync(topicName, numPartitions))
             .thenRun(()-> subscribeFuture.complete(consumer))
             .exceptionally(e -> {
                 log.warn("Failed subscription for createPartitionedConsumer: {} {}, e:{}",