diff --git a/modules/@angular/compiler/src/output/ts_emitter.ts b/modules/@angular/compiler/src/output/ts_emitter.ts
index d3bf0fc497..788e4608f6 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/compiler/src/output/ts_emitter.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/compiler/src/output/ts_emitter.ts
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class _TsEmitterVisitor extends AbstractEmitterVisitor implements o.TypeVisitor
     }
     const result = super.visitLiteralArrayExpr(ast, ctx);
     if (ast.entries.length === 0) {
-      ctx.print(' as any)');
+      ctx.print(' as any[])');
     }
     return result;
   }