diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/cf/CellRangeUtil.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/cf/CellRangeUtil.java
index 5769e88c3..b795d0228 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/cf/CellRangeUtil.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/cf/CellRangeUtil.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 package org.apache.poi.hssf.record.cf;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.apache.poi.ss.util.CellRangeAddress;
@@ -96,7 +95,10 @@ public final class CellRangeUtil
 		if(cellRanges.length < 1) {
 			return cellRanges;
 		}
-		List temp = mergeCellRanges(Arrays.asList(cellRanges));
+
+        List<CellRangeAddress> lst = new ArrayList<CellRangeAddress>();
+        for(CellRangeAddress cr : cellRanges) lst.add(cr);
+        List temp = mergeCellRanges(lst);
 		return toArray(temp);
 	}
 	private static List mergeCellRanges(List cellRangeList)
diff --git a/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/cf/TestCellRange.java b/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/cf/TestCellRange.java
index 7b9989e47..ced198a5a 100644
--- a/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/cf/TestCellRange.java
+++ b/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/cf/TestCellRange.java
@@ -184,4 +184,12 @@ public final class TestCellRange extends TestCase
 		assertEquals(100, box9x9.getNumberOfCells());
 		assertEquals(121, box10to20c.getNumberOfCells());
 	}
+
+    public void testMergeCellRanges() {
+        CellRangeAddress cr1 = CellRangeAddress.valueOf("A1:B1");
+        CellRangeAddress cr2 = CellRangeAddress.valueOf("A2:B2");
+        CellRangeAddress[] cr3 = CellRangeUtil.mergeCellRanges(new CellRangeAddress[]{cr1, cr2});
+        assertEquals(1, cr3.length);
+        assertEquals("A1:B2", cr3[0].formatAsString());
+    }
 }