diff --git a/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/reporting/ReportGenerator.java b/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/reporting/ReportGenerator.java
index e05b82b12..544a97eca 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/reporting/ReportGenerator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/reporting/ReportGenerator.java
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ public class ReportGenerator {
         OutputStream outputStream = null;
 
         try {
-            File outDir = new File(outFileName).getParentFile();
+            final File outDir = new File(outFileName).getParentFile();
             if (!outDir.exists()) {
                 outDir.mkdirs();
             }