diff --git a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/analyzer/AbstractFileTypeAnalyzer.java b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/analyzer/AbstractFileTypeAnalyzer.java
index 6f23a75b2..26d8d8ab8 100644
--- a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/analyzer/AbstractFileTypeAnalyzer.java
+++ b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/analyzer/AbstractFileTypeAnalyzer.java
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractFileTypeAnalyzer extends AbstractAnalyzer implemen
      * @return a Set of strings.
      */
     protected static Set<String> newHashSet(String... strings) {
-        final Set<String> set = new HashSet<String>();
+        final Set<String> set = new HashSet<String>(strings.length);
         Collections.addAll(set, strings);
         return set;
     }