diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/resources/AllButFirst.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/resources/AllButFirst.java
index f6bcf4985..f49181bf1 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/resources/AllButFirst.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/resources/AllButFirst.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public class AllButFirst extends SizeLimitCollection {
 
     @Override
     public synchronized int size() {
-        return (int) getResourceCollection().stream().skip(getValidCount()).count();
+        return Math.max(getResourceCollection().size() - getValidCount(), 0);
     }
 
 }