diff --git a/codec-xml/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/xml/XmlElement.java b/codec-xml/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/xml/XmlElement.java
index 1bff6ccf4e9..253f3dcc947 100644
--- a/codec-xml/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/xml/XmlElement.java
+++ b/codec-xml/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/xml/XmlElement.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 package io.netty.handler.codec.xml;
 
-import java.util.LinkedList;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
 /**
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public abstract class XmlElement {
     private final String namespace;
     private final String prefix;
 
-    private final List<XmlNamespace> namespaces = new LinkedList<XmlNamespace>();
+    private final List<XmlNamespace> namespaces = new ArrayList<XmlNamespace>();
 
     protected XmlElement(String name, String namespace, String prefix) {
         this.name = name;
diff --git a/codec-xml/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/xml/XmlElementStart.java b/codec-xml/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/xml/XmlElementStart.java
index 69e78d4ae53..22c28c57d3a 100644
--- a/codec-xml/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/xml/XmlElementStart.java
+++ b/codec-xml/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/xml/XmlElementStart.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 package io.netty.handler.codec.xml;
 
-import java.util.LinkedList;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
 /**
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  */
 public class XmlElementStart extends XmlElement {
 
-    private final List<XmlAttribute> attributes = new LinkedList<XmlAttribute>();
+    private final List<XmlAttribute> attributes = new ArrayList<XmlAttribute>();
 
     public XmlElementStart(String name, String namespace, String prefix) {
         super(name, namespace, prefix);