diff --git a/compiler/ir/ir.interpreter/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/interpreter/Utils.kt b/compiler/ir/ir.interpreter/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/interpreter/Utils.kt
index 5b5f298eb9a..7b9d8e95c32 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/ir.interpreter/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/interpreter/Utils.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/ir.interpreter/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/interpreter/Utils.kt
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ internal fun List<Any?>.toPrimitiveStateArray(type: IrType): Primitive<*> {
         type.isLongArray() -> Primitive(LongArray(size) { i -> (this[i] as Number).toLong() }, type)
         type.isFloatArray() -> Primitive(FloatArray(size) { i -> (this[i] as Number).toFloat() }, type)
         type.isDoubleArray() -> Primitive(DoubleArray(size) { i -> (this[i] as Number).toDouble() }, type)
-        type.isBooleanArray() -> Primitive(BooleanArray(size) { i -> this[i].toString().toBoolean() }, type)
+        type.isBooleanArray() -> Primitive(BooleanArray(size) { i -> (this[i] as Boolean) }, type)
         else -> Primitive<Array<*>>(this.toTypedArray(), type)
     }
 }
diff --git a/compiler/ir/ir.interpreter/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/interpreter/intrinsics/IntrinsicImplementations.kt b/compiler/ir/ir.interpreter/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/interpreter/intrinsics/IntrinsicImplementations.kt
index dc52b62f055..45a369caa55 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/ir.interpreter/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/interpreter/intrinsics/IntrinsicImplementations.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/ir.interpreter/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/interpreter/intrinsics/IntrinsicImplementations.kt
@@ -13,12 +13,9 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.interpreter.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.interpreter.state.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.interpreter.state.reflection.KFunctionState
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.interpreter.state.reflection.KTypeState
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.types.IrSimpleType
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.types.classOrNull
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.types.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.types.impl.buildSimpleType
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.types.impl.makeTypeProjection
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.types.isArray
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.types.isCharArray
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.util.fqNameWhenAvailable
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.util.resolveFakeOverride
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.types.Variance
@@ -241,7 +238,13 @@ internal object ArrayConstructor : IntrinsicBase() {
     override fun evaluate(irFunction: IrFunction, environment: IrInterpreterEnvironment) {
         val sizeDescriptor = irFunction.valueParameters[0].symbol
         val size = environment.callStack.getState(sizeDescriptor).asInt()
-        val arrayValue = MutableList<Any?>(size) { if (irFunction.returnType.isCharArray()) 0.toChar() else 0 }
+        val arrayValue = MutableList<Any?>(size) {
+            when {
+                irFunction.returnType.isCharArray() -> 0.toChar()
+                irFunction.returnType.isBooleanArray() -> false
+                else -> 0
+            }
+        }
 
         if (irFunction.valueParameters.size == 2) {
             for (i in size - 1 downTo 0) {
diff --git a/compiler/testData/ir/interpreter/collections/arrayConstructor.kt b/compiler/testData/ir/interpreter/collections/arrayConstructor.kt
index 2a59aae462f..8ce941f8d7f 100644
Binary files a/compiler/testData/ir/interpreter/collections/arrayConstructor.kt and b/compiler/testData/ir/interpreter/collections/arrayConstructor.kt differ