diff --git a/storage/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/storage/internals/log/LogLoader.java b/storage/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/storage/internals/log/LogLoader.java
index 89780686995..285e9fb11f7 100644
--- a/storage/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/storage/internals/log/LogLoader.java
+++ b/storage/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/storage/internals/log/LogLoader.java
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ public class LogLoader {
         // segments that come before it
         File[] files = dir.listFiles();
         if (files == null) files = new File[0];
-        List<File> sortedFiles = Arrays.stream(files).filter(File::isFile).sorted().collect(Collectors.toList());
+        List<File> sortedFiles = Arrays.stream(files).filter(File::isFile).sorted().toList();
         for (File file : sortedFiles) {
             if (LogFileUtils.isIndexFile(file)) {
                 // if it is an index file, make sure it has a corresponding .log file