diff --git a/runtime/native/java_lang_reflect_Array.cc b/runtime/native/java_lang_reflect_Array.cc
index fc30aa6..a991818 100644
--- a/runtime/native/java_lang_reflect_Array.cc
+++ b/runtime/native/java_lang_reflect_Array.cc
@@ -50,14 +50,17 @@
     ThrowNegativeArraySizeException(length);
     return NULL;
   }
-  ClassLinker* class_linker = Runtime::Current()->GetClassLinker();
+  Runtime* runtime = Runtime::Current();
+  ClassLinker* class_linker = runtime->GetClassLinker();
   mirror::Class* array_class = class_linker->FindArrayClass(soa.Self(), element_class);
   if (UNLIKELY(array_class == NULL)) {
     CHECK(soa.Self()->IsExceptionPending());
     return NULL;
   }
-  DCHECK(array_class->IsArrayClass());
-  mirror::Array* new_array = mirror::Array::Alloc<true>(soa.Self(), array_class, length);
+  DCHECK(array_class->IsObjectArrayClass());
+  mirror::Array* new_array = mirror::Array::Alloc<true>(soa.Self(), array_class, length,
+                                                        sizeof(mirror::HeapReference<mirror::Object>),
+                                                        runtime->GetHeap()->GetCurrentAllocator());
   return soa.AddLocalReference<jobject>(new_array);
 }