diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/bestpractices.xml b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/bestpractices.xml
index 728ab98c9b..b2e2f655eb 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/bestpractices.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/bestpractices.xml
@@ -1281,7 +1281,7 @@ Consider replacing Hashtable usage with the newer java.util.Map if thread safety
         <properties>
             <property name="xpath">
                 <value><![CDATA[
-                //ClassOrInterfaceType[pmd-java:typeIs('java.util.Hashtable')]
+                //ClassOrInterfaceType[pmd-java:typeIsExactly('java.util.Hashtable')]
                 ]]></value>
             </property>
         </properties>
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/bestpractices/xml/ReplaceHashtableWithMap.xml b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/bestpractices/xml/ReplaceHashtableWithMap.xml
index 58147cad22..96ccaae33c 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/bestpractices/xml/ReplaceHashtableWithMap.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/bestpractices/xml/ReplaceHashtableWithMap.xml
@@ -39,4 +39,17 @@ public class Foo {
 }
         ]]></code>
     </test-code>
+    <test-code>
+        <description>Properties #4433</description>
+        <expected-problems>0</expected-problems>
+        <code><![CDATA[
+            import java.util.Properties;
+            public class Foo {
+                Properties field;
+                void bar(Properties h) {
+                    Properties local;
+                }
+            }
+            ]]></code>
+    </test-code>
 </test-data>