diff --git a/src/java/com/samskivert/util/CollectionUtil.java b/src/java/com/samskivert/util/CollectionUtil.java
index 43a6d55a..e2790f6c 100644
--- a/src/java/com/samskivert/util/CollectionUtil.java
+++ b/src/java/com/samskivert/util/CollectionUtil.java
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public class CollectionUtil
             throw new IllegalArgumentException(errmsg);
         }
 
-        ArrayList<T> subset = new ArrayList<T>();
+        ArrayList<T> subset = new ArrayList<T>(count);
         Iterator<T> iter = col.iterator();
         int s = 0;