diff --git a/jme3-bullet/src/main/java/com/jme3/bullet/objects/PhysicsRigidBody.java b/jme3-bullet/src/main/java/com/jme3/bullet/objects/PhysicsRigidBody.java
index 7a82e67cf..303060fe3 100644
--- a/jme3-bullet/src/main/java/com/jme3/bullet/objects/PhysicsRigidBody.java
+++ b/jme3-bullet/src/main/java/com/jme3/bullet/objects/PhysicsRigidBody.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public class PhysicsRigidBody extends PhysicsCollisionObject {
     /**
      * joint list
      */
-    protected ArrayList<PhysicsJoint> joints = new ArrayList<PhysicsJoint>();
+    protected ArrayList<PhysicsJoint> joints = new ArrayList<PhysicsJoint>(4);
 
     /**
      * No-argument constructor needed by SavableClassUtil. Do not invoke