diff --git a/data-structures/src/main/java/com/baeldung/circularbuffer/CircularBuffer.java b/data-structures/src/main/java/com/baeldung/circularbuffer/CircularBuffer.java
index 6b315265b4..cde07728ba 100644
--- a/data-structures/src/main/java/com/baeldung/circularbuffer/CircularBuffer.java
+++ b/data-structures/src/main/java/com/baeldung/circularbuffer/CircularBuffer.java
@@ -10,10 +10,8 @@ public class CircularBuffer<E> {
 
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public CircularBuffer(int capacity) {
-
         this.capacity = (capacity < 1) ? DEFAULT_CAPACITY : capacity;
-        this.data = (E[]) new Object[capacity];
-
+        this.data = (E[]) new Object[this.capacity];
         this.readSequence = 0;
         this.writeSequence = -1;
     }