diff --git a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/util/ListUtil.java b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/util/ListUtil.java
index 2a3559fa..ab7b75b2 100644
--- a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/util/ListUtil.java
+++ b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/util/ListUtil.java
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ public class ListUtil
         int size = list.length;
         // expand size by powers of two until we're big enough
         while (size <= index) {
-            size *= 2;
+            size = Math.max(size * 2, DEFAULT_LIST_SIZE);
         }
 
         // create a new list and copy the contents