diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/artifact/filter/PatternIncludesArtifactFilter.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/artifact/filter/PatternIncludesArtifactFilter.java
index 0f33982..1a7d936 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/artifact/filter/PatternIncludesArtifactFilter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/artifact/filter/PatternIncludesArtifactFilter.java
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@
         this( patterns, false );
     }
 
+    // for backwards compatibility
+    public PatternIncludesArtifactFilter( final List<String> patterns )
+    {
+        this( patterns, false );
+    }
+
     public PatternIncludesArtifactFilter( final Collection<String> patterns, final boolean actTransitively )
     {
         this.actTransitively = actTransitively;