diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/matrix/Axis.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/matrix/Axis.java
index 174cd13668ac3b0a5438bda75f1520f46ae8706f..619c493b7297ec13dafe83d0a16d920fd9e55a12 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/matrix/Axis.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/matrix/Axis.java
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Enumeration;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.StringTokenizer;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 
 /**
@@ -41,6 +40,10 @@ public final class Axis implements Comparable<Axis>, Iterable<String> {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException(); // bug in the code
     }
 
+    public Axis(String name, String... values) {
+        this(name,Arrays.asList(values));        
+    }
+
     /**
      * Used to build {@link Axis} from form.
      *