diff --git a/runtime/native/java_lang_reflect_Array.cc b/runtime/native/java_lang_reflect_Array.cc
index f94e42b..058458f 100644
--- a/runtime/native/java_lang_reflect_Array.cc
+++ b/runtime/native/java_lang_reflect_Array.cc
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@
   DCHECK(javaDimArray != NULL);
   mirror::Object* dimensions_obj = soa.Decode<mirror::Object*>(javaDimArray);
   DCHECK(dimensions_obj->IsArrayInstance());
-  DCHECK_STREQ(dimensions_obj->GetClass()->GetDescriptor().c_str(), "[I");
+  DCHECK_EQ(dimensions_obj->GetClass()->GetComponentType()->GetPrimitiveType(),
+            Primitive::kPrimInt);
   Handle<mirror::IntArray> dimensions_array(
       hs.NewHandle(down_cast<mirror::IntArray*>(dimensions_obj)));
   mirror::Array* new_array = mirror::Array::CreateMultiArray(soa.Self(), element_class,