diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/ListUtilsTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/ListUtilsTest.java
index 8a23039d8..a9bf8e8ce 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/ListUtilsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/ListUtilsTest.java
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ public class ListUtilsTest {
             fail("failed to check for size argument");
         } catch (final IllegalArgumentException e) {}
 
-        List<List<Integer>> partitionMax = ListUtils.partition(strings, Integer.MAX_VALUE);
+        final List<List<Integer>> partitionMax = ListUtils.partition(strings, Integer.MAX_VALUE);
         assertEquals(1, partitionMax.size());
         assertEquals(strings.size(), partitionMax.get(0).size());
         assertEquals(strings, partitionMax.get(0));