diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-auth/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/security/authentication/util/KerberosUtil.java b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-auth/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/security/authentication/util/KerberosUtil.java
index 95f0106a24..fc6f957b96 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-auth/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/security/authentication/util/KerberosUtil.java
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-auth/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/security/authentication/util/KerberosUtil.java
@@ -79,11 +79,16 @@ private static Oid getNumericOidInstance(String oidName) {
    *
    * @return Oid instance
    * @param oidName The oid Name
+   * @throws ClassNotFoundException for backward compatibility.
+   * @throws GSSException for backward compatibility.
    * @throws NoSuchFieldException if the input is not supported.
+   * @throws IllegalAccessException for backward compatibility.
+   *
    */
   @Deprecated
   public static Oid getOidInstance(String oidName)
-      throws NoSuchFieldException {
+      throws ClassNotFoundException, GSSException, NoSuchFieldException,
+      IllegalAccessException {
     switch (oidName) {
     case "GSS_SPNEGO_MECH_OID":
       return GSS_SPNEGO_MECH_OID;