diff --git a/resources/bundles/org.eclipse.core.resources/src/org/eclipse/core/internal/utils/Policy.java b/resources/bundles/org.eclipse.core.resources/src/org/eclipse/core/internal/utils/Policy.java
index 97a3c093cff..1777907d252 100644
--- a/resources/bundles/org.eclipse.core.resources/src/org/eclipse/core/internal/utils/Policy.java
+++ b/resources/bundles/org.eclipse.core.resources/src/org/eclipse/core/internal/utils/Policy.java
@@ -189,6 +189,6 @@ public static IProgressMonitor subMonitorFor(IProgressMonitor monitor, int ticks
 		if (monitor instanceof NullProgressMonitor) {
 			return monitor;
 		}
-		return new SubProgressMonitor(monitor, ticks);
+		return SubMonitor.convert(monitor, ticks);
 	}
 }