diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/ArrayUtils.java b/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/ArrayUtils.java
index ba6043c46..2a5edee27 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/ArrayUtils.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/ArrayUtils.java
@@ -3463,7 +3463,7 @@ public class ArrayUtils {
      * (index < 0 || index > array.length).
      */
     public static boolean[] add(boolean[] array, int index, boolean element) {
-        return (boolean[]) add( array, index, new Boolean(element), Boolean.TYPE );
+        return (boolean[]) add( array, index, BooleanUtils.toBooleanObject(element), Boolean.TYPE );
     }
     
     /**