diff --git a/src/java_lang_reflect_Array.cc b/src/java_lang_reflect_Array.cc
index d157282..08960b1 100644
--- a/src/java_lang_reflect_Array.cc
+++ b/src/java_lang_reflect_Array.cc
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 // subtract pieces off.  Besides, we want to start with the outermost
 // piece and work our way in.
 jobject Array_createMultiArray(JNIEnv* env, jclass, jclass javaElementClass, jobject javaDimArray) {
+  ScopedThreadStateChange tsc(Thread::Current(), Thread::kRunnable);
   DCHECK(javaElementClass != NULL);
   Class* element_class = Decode<Class*>(env, javaElementClass);
   DCHECK(element_class->IsClass());
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@
 
 jobject Array_createObjectArray(JNIEnv* env, jclass, jclass javaElementClass, jint length)
 {
+  ScopedThreadStateChange tsc(Thread::Current(), Thread::kRunnable);
   DCHECK(javaElementClass != NULL);
   Class* element_class = Decode<Class*>(env, javaElementClass);
   if (length < 0) {