diff --git a/jkube-kit/jkube-kit-micronaut/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/micronaut/generator/MicronautGenerator.java b/jkube-kit/jkube-kit-micronaut/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/micronaut/generator/MicronautGenerator.java
index 2f4fad1e79..85e7f02dcf 100644
--- a/jkube-kit/jkube-kit-micronaut/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/micronaut/generator/MicronautGenerator.java
+++ b/jkube-kit/jkube-kit-micronaut/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/micronaut/generator/MicronautGenerator.java
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ public boolean isApplicable(List<ImageConfiguration> configs) {
 
     @Override
     protected Map<String, String> getEnv(boolean prePackagePhase) {
-        return nestedGenerator.getEnv(super::getEnv, prePackagePhase);
+        //TODO: Java8 compatibility, remove warning. Remove annotation once baseline is set to Java11+
+        //noinspection Convert2MethodRef
+        return nestedGenerator.getEnv(ppp -> super.getEnv(ppp), prePackagePhase);
     }
 
     @Override