diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/QualifiedName.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/QualifiedName.java
index eed397b7d8..f8e0fa345a 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/QualifiedName.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/QualifiedName.java
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ final class QualifiedName extends AbstractName {
                     result[i - nulls] = qualifiedName[i];
         }
         else {
-            result = qualifiedName.clone();
+            result = qualifiedName;
         }
 
         return result;