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..d18fcba968e1 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
@@ -119,10 +119,9 @@ function ifthenAsync( predicate, x, y, done ) {
 			return done( error );
 		}
 		nargs = arguments.length;
-		args = new Array( nargs );
-		args[ 0 ] = null;
+		args = [ null ];
 		for ( i = 1; i < nargs; i++ ) {
-			args[ i ] = arguments[ i ];
+			args.push( arguments[ i ] );
 		}
 		done.apply( null, args );
 	}