diff --git a/lib/internal/util/inspect.js b/lib/internal/util/inspect.js
index c3cad0e2f49d18..6ec27b9d1d9c05 100644
--- a/lib/internal/util/inspect.js
+++ b/lib/internal/util/inspect.js
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ function noPrototypeIterator(ctx, value, recurseTimes) {
   } else if (Array.isArray(value)) {
     const clazz = Object.getPrototypeOf(value) ||
       clazzWithNullPrototype(Array, 'Array');
-    newVal = new clazz(value.length || 0);
+    newVal = new clazz(value.length);
   } else if (isTypedArray(value)) {
     let clazz = Object.getPrototypeOf(value);
     if (!clazz) {