diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Rows.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Rows.java
index 9430e515fc..80515da12a 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Rows.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Rows.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public final class Rows {
     public static <T> Collector<T, ?, RowN[]> collectingArray(
         Function<? super T, ?>... functions
     ) {
-        return Collectors.collectingAndThen(collecting(functions), l -> l.toArray(RowN[]::new));
+        return Collectors.collectingAndThen(collecting(functions), l -> l.toArray(new RowN[0]));
     }
 
     /**