diff --git a/java/java-impl-inspections/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/classCanBeRecord/ClassCanBeRecordInspection.java b/java/java-impl-inspections/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/classCanBeRecord/ClassCanBeRecordInspection.java
index 526714e26125..03716f298043 100644
--- a/java/java-impl-inspections/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/classCanBeRecord/ClassCanBeRecordInspection.java
+++ b/java/java-impl-inspections/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/classCanBeRecord/ClassCanBeRecordInspection.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public final class ClassCanBeRecordInspection extends BaseInspection implements
   public @NotNull ConversionStrategy myConversionStrategy = SHOW_AFFECTED_MEMBERS;
   public boolean suggestAccessorsRenaming = true;
 
-  public List<@NlsSafe String> myIgnoredAnnotations = new ArrayList<>();
+  public final List<@NlsSafe String> myIgnoredAnnotations = new ArrayList<>();
 
   @SuppressWarnings("unused") // See IDEA-371903
   public ClassCanBeRecordInspection() {