diff --git a/src/util/amount.rs b/src/util/amount.rs
index 13756844..82219b38 100644
--- a/src/util/amount.rs
+++ b/src/util/amount.rs
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ impl ::std::iter::Sum for SignedAmount {
 }
 
 /// Calculate the sum over the iterator using checked arithmetic.
-pub trait CheckedSum<R> {
+pub trait CheckedSum<R>: private::SumSeal<R> {
     /// Calculate the sum over the iterator using checked arithmetic. If an over or underflow would
     /// happen it returns `None`.
     fn checked_sum(self) -> Option<R>;
@@ -892,6 +892,16 @@ impl<T> CheckedSum<SignedAmount> for T where T: Iterator<Item = SignedAmount> {
     }
 }
 
+mod private {
+    use ::{Amount, SignedAmount};
+
+    /// Used to seal the `CheckedSum` trait
+    pub trait SumSeal<A> {}
+
+    impl<T> SumSeal<Amount> for T where T: Iterator<Item = Amount> {}
+    impl<T> SumSeal<SignedAmount> for T where T: Iterator<Item = SignedAmount> {}
+}
+
 #[cfg(feature = "serde")]
 pub mod serde {
     // methods are implementation of a standardized serde-specific signature