diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/ignore/IgnoreRule.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/ignore/IgnoreRule.java
index ac3ec66ee..b43b1118a 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/ignore/IgnoreRule.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/ignore/IgnoreRule.java
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ else if (!pattern.startsWith("/")) {
 
 		if (pattern.contains("*") || pattern.contains("?") || pattern.contains("[")) {
 			try {
-				matcher = new FileNameMatcher(pattern, new Character('/'));
+				matcher = new FileNameMatcher(pattern, Character.valueOf('/'));
 			} catch (InvalidPatternException e) {
 				e.printStackTrace();
 			}