diff --git a/ui/org.eclipse.pde.ui/src/org/eclipse/pde/internal/ui/wizards/product/BaseProductCreationOperation.java b/ui/org.eclipse.pde.ui/src/org/eclipse/pde/internal/ui/wizards/product/BaseProductCreationOperation.java
index f0cb1a25bd..20af77fa83 100644
--- a/ui/org.eclipse.pde.ui/src/org/eclipse/pde/internal/ui/wizards/product/BaseProductCreationOperation.java
+++ b/ui/org.eclipse.pde.ui/src/org/eclipse/pde/internal/ui/wizards/product/BaseProductCreationOperation.java
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ protected void addPlugins(IProductModelFactory factory, IProduct product, Map<IP
 				if (slinfo[0].equals("default")) { //$NON-NLS-1$
 					slinfo[0] = "0"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 				}
-				configuration.setStartLevel(Integer.valueOf(slinfo[0]).intValue());
+				configuration.setStartLevel(Integer.parseInt(slinfo[0]));
 				configuration.setAutoStart(slinfo[1].equals("true")); //$NON-NLS-1$
 				configurations.add(configuration);
 			}