diff --git a/com.ibm.wala.core/src/com/ibm/wala/util/collections/NonNullSingletonIterator.java b/com.ibm.wala.core/src/com/ibm/wala/util/collections/NonNullSingletonIterator.java
index 7b0bd9ffa..0c64fc573 100644
--- a/com.ibm.wala.core/src/com/ibm/wala/util/collections/NonNullSingletonIterator.java
+++ b/com.ibm.wala.core/src/com/ibm/wala/util/collections/NonNullSingletonIterator.java
@@ -55,4 +55,8 @@ public class NonNullSingletonIterator<T> implements Iterator<T> {
     throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
   }
 
+  public static <T> NonNullSingletonIterator<T> make(T item) {
+    return new NonNullSingletonIterator<T>(item);
+  }
+
 }