diff --git a/packages/babel-types/src/builders/builder.ts b/packages/babel-types/src/builders/builder.ts
index 899d2d45e55a..ae28dfc54b59 100644
--- a/packages/babel-types/src/builders/builder.ts
+++ b/packages/babel-types/src/builders/builder.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import loClone from "lodash/clone";
 import { NODE_FIELDS, BUILDER_KEYS } from "../definitions";
 import validate from "../validators/validate";
 import type * as t from "..";
@@ -23,7 +22,9 @@ export default function builder<T extends t.Node>(
 
     let arg;
     if (i < countArgs) arg = args[i];
-    if (arg === undefined) arg = loClone(field.default);
+    if (arg === undefined) {
+      arg = Array.isArray(field.default) ? [] : field.default;
+    }
 
     node[key] = arg;
     i++;
diff --git a/packages/babel-types/src/definitions/utils.ts b/packages/babel-types/src/definitions/utils.ts
index 92ba7b32c3cd..e59932c16d38 100644
--- a/packages/babel-types/src/definitions/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/babel-types/src/definitions/utils.ts
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ export default function defineType(
       for (const key of keys) {
         const field = inherits.fields[key];
         fields[key] = {
-          default: field.default,
+          default: Array.isArray(field.default) ? [] : field.default,
           optional: field.optional,
           validate: field.validate,
         };