diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/gc/TestAllocateHeapAtError.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/gc/TestAllocateHeapAtError.java
index d5e5cd57ea4..dd8f724e93f 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/gc/TestAllocateHeapAtError.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/gc/TestAllocateHeapAtError.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ import java.util.UUID;
 
 public class TestAllocateHeapAtError {
   public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception {
-    ArrayList<String> vmOpts = new ArrayList();
+    ArrayList<String> vmOpts = new ArrayList<>();
 
     String testVmOptsStr = System.getProperty("test.java.opts");
     if (!testVmOptsStr.isEmpty()) {