diff --git a/java/core/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/MapFieldLite.java b/java/core/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/MapFieldLite.java
index 3c0ad89a8c..16b3fefe13 100644
--- a/java/core/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/MapFieldLite.java
+++ b/java/core/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/MapFieldLite.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public final class MapFieldLite<K, V> extends LinkedHashMap<K, V> {
   }
 
   @SuppressWarnings({"rawtypes", "unchecked"})
-  private static final MapFieldLite EMPTY_MAP_FIELD = new MapFieldLite(Collections.emptyMap());
+  private static final MapFieldLite EMPTY_MAP_FIELD = new MapFieldLite();
   static {
     EMPTY_MAP_FIELD.makeImmutable();
   }