diff --git a/querydsl-collections/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/collections/impl/AbstractColQuery.java b/querydsl-collections/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/collections/impl/AbstractColQuery.java
index 2b29627d7..c99370474 100644
--- a/querydsl-collections/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/collections/impl/AbstractColQuery.java
+++ b/querydsl-collections/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/collections/impl/AbstractColQuery.java
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractColQuery<SubType extends AbstractColQuery<SubType>
             orderByExpr[i] = (Expr) orderBy.get(i).getTarget();
             directions[i] = orderBy.get(i).getOrder() == Order.ASC;
         }
-        Expr<?> expr = new EArrayConstructor<Object>(Object.class, orderByExpr);
+        Expr<?> expr = new EArrayConstructor<Object>(Object[].class, orderByExpr);
         Evaluator ev = evaluatorFactory.create(sources, expr);
 
         // transform the iterator to list
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractColQuery<SubType extends AbstractColQuery<SubType>
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public Iterator<Object[]> iterate(Expr<?>[] args) {
         arrayProjection = true;
-        Expr<Object[]> projection = new EArrayConstructor(Object.class, args);
+        Expr<Object[]> projection = new EArrayConstructor(Object[].class, args);
         return iterate(projection);
     }
 
diff --git a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/expr/EArrayConstructor.java b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/expr/EArrayConstructor.java
index 9212cb691..950372315 100644
--- a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/expr/EArrayConstructor.java
+++ b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/expr/EArrayConstructor.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 package com.mysema.query.types.expr;
 
+import com.mysema.commons.lang.Assert;
 import com.mysema.query.types.Visitor;
 
 /**
@@ -20,9 +21,9 @@ public class EArrayConstructor<D> extends EConstructor<D[]> {
     private final Class<D> elementType;
 
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-    public EArrayConstructor(Class<D> type, Expr<D>... args) {
-        super((Class)Object.class, new Class[0], args);
-        this.elementType = type;
+    public EArrayConstructor(Class<D[]> type, Expr<D>... args) {
+        super(type, new Class[0], args);
+        this.elementType = (Class<D>) Assert.notNull(type.getComponentType());
     }
 
     public final Class<D> getElementType() {
diff --git a/querydsl-core/src/test/java/com/mysema/query/types/StringTest.java b/querydsl-core/src/test/java/com/mysema/query/types/StringTest.java
index 871301fe4..4e9047efd 100644
--- a/querydsl-core/src/test/java/com/mysema/query/types/StringTest.java
+++ b/querydsl-core/src/test/java/com/mysema/query/types/StringTest.java
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public class StringTest {
         assertEquals("new SomeType(alias)", someType.toString());
         
         // EArrayConstructor
-        EArrayConstructor<SomeType> someTypeArray = new EArrayConstructor<SomeType>(SomeType.class,$(alias));
+        EArrayConstructor<SomeType> someTypeArray = new EArrayConstructor<SomeType>(SomeType[].class,$(alias));
         assertEquals("[alias]", someTypeArray.toString());
     }