diff --git a/test/nashorn/src/jdk/nashorn/api/scripting/test/ScriptObjectMirrorTest.java b/test/nashorn/src/jdk/nashorn/api/scripting/test/ScriptObjectMirrorTest.java
index 6b6d4b58b0c..f2e2e24d21b 100644
--- a/test/nashorn/src/jdk/nashorn/api/scripting/test/ScriptObjectMirrorTest.java
+++ b/test/nashorn/src/jdk/nashorn/api/scripting/test/ScriptObjectMirrorTest.java
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ public void conversionTest() throws ScriptException {
 
         ScriptObjectMirror obj = (ScriptObjectMirror)e.eval(
             "({ valueOf: function() { return 42 } })");
-        assertEquals(new Double(42.0), obj.to(Double.class));
+        assertEquals(Double.valueOf(42.0), obj.to(Double.class));
 
         obj = (ScriptObjectMirror)e.eval(
             "({ toString: function() { return 'foo' } })");