diff --git a/src/java.desktop/share/classes/javax/swing/SortingFocusTraversalPolicy.java b/src/java.desktop/share/classes/javax/swing/SortingFocusTraversalPolicy.java
index 384a8059962..92f98fdfc99 100644
--- a/src/java.desktop/share/classes/javax/swing/SortingFocusTraversalPolicy.java
+++ b/src/java.desktop/share/classes/javax/swing/SortingFocusTraversalPolicy.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2000, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2000, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ public class SortingFocusTraversalPolicy
     private static final SwingContainerOrderFocusTraversalPolicy
         fitnessTestPolicy = new SwingContainerOrderFocusTraversalPolicy();
 
-    private final int FORWARD_TRAVERSAL = 0;
-    private final int BACKWARD_TRAVERSAL = 1;
+    private static final int FORWARD_TRAVERSAL = 0;
+    private static final int BACKWARD_TRAVERSAL = 1;
 
     /*
      * When true (by default), the legacy merge-sort algo is used to sort an FTP cycle.