diff --git a/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/code/Types.java b/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/code/Types.java
index 539b1470a75..9ffab9fd961 100644
--- a/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/code/Types.java
+++ b/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/code/Types.java
@@ -1436,7 +1436,7 @@ public class Types {
                     return visit(s, t);
 
                 return s.hasTag(ARRAY)
-                    && containsTypeEquivalent(t.elemtype, elemtype(s));
+                    && visit(t.elemtype, elemtype(s));
             }
 
             @Override