diff --git a/src/main/java/io/reactivex/rxjava3/core/Observable.java b/src/main/java/io/reactivex/rxjava3/core/Observable.java
index 792b740104..ac5bf8f0ae 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/reactivex/rxjava3/core/Observable.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/reactivex/rxjava3/core/Observable.java
@@ -16985,7 +16985,7 @@ public final TestObserver<T> test(boolean dispose) { // NoPMD
     @CheckReturnValue
     @SchedulerSupport(SchedulerSupport.NONE)
     @NonNull
-    public final <@NonNull R, @NonNull A> Single<R> collect(@NonNull Collector<? super T, A, R> collector) {
+    public final <@NonNull R, @Nullable A> Single<R> collect(@NonNull Collector<? super T, A, R> collector) {
         Objects.requireNonNull(collector, "collector is null");
         return RxJavaPlugins.onAssembly(new ObservableCollectWithCollectorSingle<>(this, collector));
     }