diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/gc/nvdimm/TestAllocateOldGenAtMultiple.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/gc/nvdimm/TestAllocateOldGenAtMultiple.java
index ff8c3a7fa3a..3da53740de7 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/gc/nvdimm/TestAllocateOldGenAtMultiple.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/gc/nvdimm/TestAllocateOldGenAtMultiple.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ import java.util.Collections;
 
 public class TestAllocateOldGenAtMultiple {
   public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception {
-    ArrayList<String> vmOpts = new ArrayList();
+    ArrayList<String> vmOpts = new ArrayList<>();
     String[] testVmOpts = null;
 
     String test_dir = System.getProperty("test.dir", ".");