diff --git a/smack-tcp/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/tcp/XMPPTCPConnection.java b/smack-tcp/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/tcp/XMPPTCPConnection.java
index d35f0cf8b..851814928 100644
--- a/smack-tcp/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/tcp/XMPPTCPConnection.java
+++ b/smack-tcp/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/tcp/XMPPTCPConnection.java
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ public class XMPPTCPConnection extends AbstractXMPPConnection {
      * @param password
      * @param serviceName
      */
-    public XMPPTCPConnection(String username, String password, String serviceName) {
+    public XMPPTCPConnection(CharSequence username, String password, String serviceName) {
         this(XMPPTCPConnectionConfiguration.builder().setUsernameAndPassword(username, password).setServiceName(
                                         serviceName).build());
     }