diff --git a/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/tools/LanguageInfo.java b/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/tools/LanguageInfo.java
index c65193ddf1c..99510934e4a 100644
--- a/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/tools/LanguageInfo.java
+++ b/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/tools/LanguageInfo.java
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ public static String[] getOSMLocaleCodes(String prefix, Locale locale) {
             case "zh_TW":
                 return new String[]{prefix+"zh-Hant-TW", prefix+"zh-Hant", prefix+"zh"};
             default:
-                ArrayList<String> r = new ArrayList<String>();
+                var r = new ArrayList<String>();
                 for (String s : LanguageInfo.getLanguageCodes(null)) {
                     r.add(prefix + s);
                 }