diff --git a/rewrite-java/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/java/ChangeType.java b/rewrite-java/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/java/ChangeType.java
index b4d480f4d09..8ab0b990d3e 100644
--- a/rewrite-java/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/java/ChangeType.java
+++ b/rewrite-java/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/java/ChangeType.java
@@ -676,7 +676,8 @@ public J.ClassDeclaration visitClassDeclaration(J.ClassDeclaration classDecl, At
     }
 
     public static JavaType.FullyQualified getTopLevelClassName(JavaType.FullyQualified classType) {
-        if (classType.getOwningClass() == null) {
+        if (classType.getOwningClass() == null || TypeUtils.fullyQualifiedNamesAreEqual(classType.getFullyQualifiedName(),
+                classType.getOwningClass().getFullyQualifiedName())) {
             return classType;
         }
         return getTopLevelClassName(classType.getOwningClass());