diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/symbols/internal/asm/ClassStub.java b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/symbols/internal/asm/ClassStub.java
index c5337cf773..15ae7b0535 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/symbols/internal/asm/ClassStub.java
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/symbols/internal/asm/ClassStub.java
@@ -310,9 +310,9 @@ final class ClassStub implements JClassSymbol, AsmStub, AnnotationOwner {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public boolean isGeneric() {
+    public int getTypeParameterCount() {
         parseLock.ensureParsed();
-        return signature.isGeneric();
+        return signature.getTypeParameterCount();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/symbols/internal/asm/GenericSigBase.java b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/symbols/internal/asm/GenericSigBase.java
index 8ee5f39aaa..eabeb13c5a 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/symbols/internal/asm/GenericSigBase.java
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/symbols/internal/asm/GenericSigBase.java
@@ -81,7 +81,11 @@ abstract class GenericSigBase<T extends JTypeParameterOwnerSymbol & AsmStub> {
 
     protected abstract boolean postCondition();
 
-    protected abstract boolean isGeneric();
+    protected abstract int getTypeParameterCount();
+
+    protected boolean isGeneric() {
+        return getTypeParameterCount() > 0;
+    }
 
     public void setTypeParams(List<JTypeVar> tvars) {
         assert this.typeParameters == null : "Type params were already parsed for " + this;
@@ -105,6 +109,7 @@ abstract class GenericSigBase<T extends JTypeParameterOwnerSymbol & AsmStub> {
         private static final String OBJECT_BOUND = ":" + OBJECT_SIG;
 
         private final @Nullable String signature;
+        private final int typeParameterCount;
 
         private @Nullable JClassType superType;
         private List<JClassType> superItfs;
@@ -118,6 +123,7 @@ abstract class GenericSigBase<T extends JTypeParameterOwnerSymbol & AsmStub> {
                            String[] interfaces) {
             super(ctx, "LazyClassSignature:" + ctx.getInternalName() + "[" + signature + "]");
             this.signature = signature;
+            this.typeParameterCount = GenericTypeParameterCounter.determineTypeParameterCount(this.signature);
 
             this.rawItfs = CollectionUtil.map(interfaces, ctx.getResolver()::resolveFromInternalNameCannotFail);
             this.rawSuper = ctx.getResolver().resolveFromInternalNameCannotFail(superInternalName);
@@ -157,8 +163,9 @@ abstract class GenericSigBase<T extends JTypeParameterOwnerSymbol & AsmStub> {
         }
 
         @Override
-        protected boolean isGeneric() {
-            return signature != null && TypeParamsParser.hasTypeParams(signature);
+        protected int getTypeParameterCount() {
+            // note: no ensureParsed() needed, the type parameters are counted eagerly
+            return typeParameterCount;
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -206,6 +213,7 @@ abstract class GenericSigBase<T extends JTypeParameterOwnerSymbol & AsmStub> {
     static class LazyMethodType extends GenericSigBase<ExecutableStub> implements TypeAnnotationReceiver {
 
         private final @NonNull String signature;
+        private final int typeParameterCount;
 
         private @Nullable TypeAnnotationSet receiverAnnotations;
         private List<JTypeMirror> parameterTypes;
@@ -235,6 +243,7 @@ abstract class GenericSigBase<T extends JTypeParameterOwnerSymbol & AsmStub> {
                        boolean skipFirstParam) {
             super(ctx, "LazyMethodType:" + (genericSig != null ? genericSig : descriptor));
             this.signature = genericSig != null ? genericSig : descriptor;
+            this.typeParameterCount = GenericTypeParameterCounter.determineTypeParameterCount(genericSig);
             // generic signatures already omit the synthetic param
             this.skipFirstParam = skipFirstParam && genericSig == null;
             this.rawExceptions = exceptions;
@@ -288,8 +297,9 @@ abstract class GenericSigBase<T extends JTypeParameterOwnerSymbol & AsmStub> {
 
 
         @Override
-        protected boolean isGeneric() {
-            return TypeParamsParser.hasTypeParams(signature);
+        protected int getTypeParameterCount() {
+            // note: no ensureParsed() needed, the type parameters are counted eagerly
+            return typeParameterCount;
         }
 
         void setParameterTypes(List<JTypeMirror> params) {
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/symbols/internal/asm/GenericTypeParameterCounter.java b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/symbols/internal/asm/GenericTypeParameterCounter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..28f309c43b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/symbols/internal/asm/GenericTypeParameterCounter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+ * BSD-style license; for more info see http://pmd.sourceforge.net/license.html
+ */
+
+package net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.symbols.internal.asm;
+
+import org.objectweb.asm.signature.SignatureReader;
+import org.objectweb.asm.signature.SignatureVisitor;
+
+class GenericTypeParameterCounter extends SignatureVisitor {
+    private int count;
+
+    GenericTypeParameterCounter() {
+        super(AsmSymbolResolver.ASM_API_V);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void visitFormalTypeParameter(String name) {
+        count++;
+    }
+
+    public int getCount() {
+        return count;
+    }
+
+    static int determineTypeParameterCount(String signature) {
+        if (signature == null) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        SignatureReader signatureReader = new SignatureReader(signature);
+        GenericTypeParameterCounter counter = new GenericTypeParameterCounter();
+        signatureReader.accept(counter);
+        return counter.getCount();
+    }
+}