diff --git a/src/compile.cpp b/src/compile.cpp
index 7c0971c781..f5ec9015f3 100644
--- a/src/compile.cpp
+++ b/src/compile.cpp
@@ -7637,7 +7637,7 @@ class MyProcessor: public Processor {
       collect(t, Heap::MinorCollection);
     }
 
-    return visitor.trace ? visitor.trace : makeArray(t, 0);
+    return visitor.trace ? visitor.trace : makeObjectArray(t, 0);
   }
 
   virtual void initialize(BootImage* image, uint8_t* code, unsigned capacity) {