diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/JSONArray.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/JSONArray.java
index 087816c5b0..5cd825db2a 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/JSONArray.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/JSONArray.java
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ implements
                     ctx.visit(JSONObject.absentOnNullIf(
                         () -> onNull == JSONOnNull.ABSENT_ON_NULL,
                         e -> e,
-                        array(map(fields, e -> JSONEntryImpl.jsonCast(ctx, e).cast(JSON)))
+                        DSL.<JSON>array(map(fields, e -> JSONEntryImpl.jsonCast(ctx, e).cast(JSON)))
                     ).cast(JSON));
                 }
 
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/JSONObject.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/JSONObject.java
index b07ab04713..1709b1d301 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/JSONObject.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/JSONObject.java
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ implements
                         absentOnNullIf(
                             () -> onNull == JSONOnNull.ABSENT_ON_NULL,
                             e -> DSL.field("{0}[2]", e.getDataType(), e),
-                            array(map(entries, e -> function(N_ROW, JSON, e.key(), JSONEntryImpl.jsonCast(ctx, e.value()).cast(JSON))))
+                            DSL.<JSON>array(map(entries, e -> function(N_ROW, JSON, e.key(), JSONEntryImpl.jsonCast(ctx, e.value()).cast(JSON))))
                         )
                     ).cast(JSON));
                 }