diff --git a/js/js.libraries/src/core/collections.kt b/js/js.libraries/src/core/collections.kt
index 8113057e97b..5fbb4db08b1 100644
--- a/js/js.libraries/src/core/collections.kt
+++ b/js/js.libraries/src/core/collections.kt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package kotlin.collections
 import kotlin.comparisons.naturalOrder
 
 /** Returns the array if it's not `null`, or an empty array otherwise. */
-public inline fun <T> Array<out T>?.orEmpty(): Array<out T> = this ?: arrayOf<T>()
+public inline fun <T> Array<out T>?.orEmpty(): Array<out T> = this ?: emptyArray<T>()
 
 @Suppress("NON_PUBLIC_CALL_FROM_PUBLIC_INLINE")
 public inline fun <T> Collection<T>.toTypedArray(): Array<T> = copyToArray(this)
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/collections/ArraysJVM.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/collections/ArraysJVM.kt
index 3c27f040c81..4ea9d738da8 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/collections/ArraysJVM.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/collections/ArraysJVM.kt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import java.nio.charset.Charset
 
 
 /** Returns the array if it's not `null`, or an empty array otherwise. */
-public inline fun <reified T> Array<out T>?.orEmpty(): Array<out T> = this ?: arrayOf<T>()
+public inline fun <reified T> Array<out T>?.orEmpty(): Array<out T> = this ?: emptyArray<T>()
 
 /**
  * Converts the contents of this byte array to a string using the specified [charset].