diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/ExecutableFindOperationExtensions.kt b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/ExecutableFindOperationExtensions.kt
index 7bff01703..e4a88c79c 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/ExecutableFindOperationExtensions.kt
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/ExecutableFindOperationExtensions.kt
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ fun <T : Any> ExecutableFindOperation.DistinctWithProjection.asType(resultType:
  * Extension for [ExecutableFindOperation.DistinctWithProjection.as] leveraging reified type parameters.
  *
  * @author Christoph Strobl
+ * @author Mark Paluch
  * @since 2.1
  */
-inline fun <reified T : Any> ExecutableFindOperation.DistinctWithProjection.asType(): ExecutableFindOperation.DistinctWithProjection =
+inline fun <reified T : Any> ExecutableFindOperation.DistinctWithProjection.asType(): ExecutableFindOperation.TerminatingDistinct<T> =
 		`as`(T::class.java)