diff --git a/compiler/src/jdk.graal.compiler/src/jdk/graal/compiler/hotspot/SnippetSignature.java b/compiler/src/jdk.graal.compiler/src/jdk/graal/compiler/hotspot/SnippetSignature.java
index 367fb7107108..7ab6f7e0685b 100644
--- a/compiler/src/jdk.graal.compiler/src/jdk/graal/compiler/hotspot/SnippetSignature.java
+++ b/compiler/src/jdk.graal.compiler/src/jdk/graal/compiler/hotspot/SnippetSignature.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
  */
 public final class SnippetSignature implements Signature {
 
-    private final List<String> parameters = new ArrayList<>();
+    private final List<String> parameters;
     private final String returnType;
     private final String originalString;
 
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ static synchronized void initPrimitiveKindCache(MetaAccessProvider metaAccess) {
     }
 
     public SnippetSignature(String signature) {
-        returnType = SignatureUtil.parseSignature(signature, parameters);
+        ArrayList<String> buffer = new ArrayList<>();
+        returnType = SignatureUtil.parseSignature(signature, buffer);
+        parameters = List.copyOf(buffer);
         originalString = signature;
     }