diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ArrayTable.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ArrayTable.java
index f5562899bd..5314b4660c 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ArrayTable.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ArrayTable.java
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ final class ArrayTable extends AbstractTable<Record> {
 
 
                 else {
-                    return emulate();
+                    return DSL.table("{0}", array).as(alias);
                 }
             }
         }