diff --git a/runtime/vm/kernel_loader.cc b/runtime/vm/kernel_loader.cc
index dd5d0d1..43a4dbe 100644
--- a/runtime/vm/kernel_loader.cc
+++ b/runtime/vm/kernel_loader.cc
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@
 
 const Array& KernelLoader::ReadConstantTable() {
   if (program_->library_count() == 0) {
-    return Array::null_array();
+    return Array::empty_array();
   }
   // We use the very first library's toplevel class as an owner for an
   // [ActiveClassScope]