diff --git a/impl/src/main/java/org/apache/myfaces/el/resolver/MethodHandleBeanELResolver.java b/impl/src/main/java/org/apache/myfaces/el/resolver/MethodHandleBeanELResolver.java
index 6d54a05..f830689 100644
--- a/impl/src/main/java/org/apache/myfaces/el/resolver/MethodHandleBeanELResolver.java
+++ b/impl/src/main/java/org/apache/myfaces/el/resolver/MethodHandleBeanELResolver.java
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 
     public MethodHandleBeanELResolver()
     {
-        cache = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
+        cache = new ConcurrentHashMap<>(500);
     }
 
     @Override