diff --git a/README.version b/README.version
index 430e5e8..32adc06 100644
--- a/README.version
+++ b/README.version
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@
     Remove DisableOnDebug (new in 4.12) as it is not supported on Android
     Remove support for stuck threads
     Don't convert assumption failures into errors in rules/ErrorCollector
+    Fix compile error on JDK 18 and later (copied from https://github.com/junit-team/junit4/commit/0eb5ce72848d730da5bd6d42902fdd6a8a42055d)
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/junit/runner/Result.java b/src/main/java/org/junit/runner/Result.java
index 4b5f4a4..ff53b08 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/junit/runner/Result.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/junit/runner/Result.java
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
         }
 
         @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-        private SerializedForm(ObjectInputStream.GetField fields) throws IOException {
+        private SerializedForm(ObjectInputStream.GetField fields) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
             fCount = (AtomicInteger) fields.get("fCount", null);
             fIgnoreCount = (AtomicInteger) fields.get("fIgnoreCount", null);
             assumptionFailureCount = (AtomicInteger) fields.get("assumptionFailureCount", null);