diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.device/src/org/eclipse/equinox/device/DeviceTracker.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.device/src/org/eclipse/equinox/device/DeviceTracker.java
index 4533c6803eb..6a56219c46e 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.device/src/org/eclipse/equinox/device/DeviceTracker.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.device/src/org/eclipse/equinox/device/DeviceTracker.java
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ public void refine() {
 
 			manager.locators.loadDrivers(properties, drivers);
 
-			Vector exclude = new Vector(drivers.size());
+			Vector<ServiceReference> exclude = new Vector<>(drivers.size());
 
 			while (running) {
 				ServiceReference driver = drivers.match(device, exclude);
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.device/src/org/eclipse/equinox/device/DriverTracker.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.device/src/org/eclipse/equinox/device/DriverTracker.java
index 2daa39fbd5e..3ebdc937506 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.device/src/org/eclipse/equinox/device/DriverTracker.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.device/src/org/eclipse/equinox/device/DriverTracker.java
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ public ServiceReference getDriver(String driver_id) {
 	 *
 	 * @return ServiceReference to best matched Driver or null of their is no match.
 	 */
-	public ServiceReference match(ServiceReference device, Vector exclude) {
+	public ServiceReference match(ServiceReference device, Vector<ServiceReference> exclude) {
 		if (Activator.DEBUG) {
 			log.debug(device, this + ": Driver match called"); //$NON-NLS-1$
 		}
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ public void storeMatch(ServiceReference driver, ServiceReference device, Match m
 	 * @param device Device to be attached
 	 * @return true is the Driver successfully attached.
 	 */
-	public boolean attach(ServiceReference driver, ServiceReference device, Vector exclude) {
+	public boolean attach(ServiceReference driver, ServiceReference device, Vector<ServiceReference> exclude) {
 		if (Activator.DEBUG) {
 			log.debug(driver, this + ": Driver attach called: " + drivers.get(driver)); //$NON-NLS-1$
 		}