diff --git a/library/src/scala/Array.scala b/library/src/scala/Array.scala
index 461abdef5803..8cefaf7afeb1 100644
--- a/library/src/scala/Array.scala
+++ b/library/src/scala/Array.scala
@@ -518,11 +518,10 @@ object Array {
 
     var n = 0
     var i = start
-    while (if (step < 0) end < i else i < end) {
+    while n < array.length do
       array(n) = i
       i += step
       n += 1
-    }
     array
   }
 
diff --git a/tests/run/i24877.scala b/tests/run/i24877.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..62bcb64acdc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run/i24877.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+// scalajs: --skip
+
+@main def Test =
+  val res = Array.range(2, 5, Int.MaxValue)
+  assert(res.length == 1, s"array length was ${res.length}")
+  assert(res.head == 2, s"array(0) was ${res.head}")