diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/ReverseOrderListView.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/ReverseOrderListView.java
index f48b41920c9..9d6d856bdb6 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/ReverseOrderListView.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/ReverseOrderListView.java
@@ -43,9 +43,7 @@ class ReverseOrderListView<E> implements List<E> {
     final boolean modifiable;
 
     public static <T> List<T> of(List<T> list, boolean modifiable) {
-        if (list instanceof ReverseOrderListView<T> rolv) {
-            return rolv.base;
-        } else if (list instanceof RandomAccess) {
+        if (list instanceof RandomAccess) {
             return new ReverseOrderListView.Rand<>(list, modifiable);
         } else {
             return new ReverseOrderListView<>(list, modifiable);
@@ -395,6 +393,10 @@ class ReverseOrderListView<E> implements List<E> {
         return new ReverseOrderListView<>(base.subList(size - toIndex, size - fromIndex), modifiable);
     }
 
+    public List<E> reversed() {
+        return base;
+    }
+
     static void checkClosedRange(int index, int size) {
         if (index < 0 || index > size) {
             throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("Index: " + index + ", Size: " + size);