diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/utils/async/if-then/lib/main.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/utils/async/if-then/lib/main.js
index cf22495734aa..994ece0aa096 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/utils/async/if-then/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/utils/async/if-then/lib/main.js
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ function ifthenAsync( predicate, x, y, done ) {
 			return done( error );
 		}
 		nargs = arguments.length;
-		args = new Array( nargs );
+		args = Array.from({ length: nargs });
 		args[ 0 ] = null;
 		for ( i = 1; i < nargs; i++ ) {
 			args[ i ] = arguments[ i ];