diff --git a/utils/src/com/cloud/utils/net/NetUtils.java b/utils/src/com/cloud/utils/net/NetUtils.java
index 2cd4753a418..883129b20ff 100644
--- a/utils/src/com/cloud/utils/net/NetUtils.java
+++ b/utils/src/com/cloud/utils/net/NetUtils.java
@@ -1080,7 +1080,7 @@ public class NetUtils {
 
     public static String getDhcpRange(final String cidr) {
         final String[] splitResult = cidr.split("\\/");
-        final long size = Long.valueOf(splitResult[1]);
+        final long size = Long.parseLong(splitResult[1]);
         return NetUtils.getIpRangeStartIpFromCidr(splitResult[0], size);
     }