diff --git a/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/JsonGenerator.java b/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/JsonGenerator.java
index fa30c7a09b..61034026d0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/JsonGenerator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/JsonGenerator.java
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ public void writeArray(int[] array, int offset, int length) throws IOException
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("null array");
         }
         _verifyOffsets(array.length, offset, length);
-        writeStartArray(array);
+        writeStartArray(array, length);
         for (int i = offset, end = offset+length; i < end; ++i) {
             writeNumber(array[i]);
         }
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ public void writeArray(long[] array, int offset, int length) throws IOException
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("null array");
         }
         _verifyOffsets(array.length, offset, length);
-        writeStartArray(array);
+        writeStartArray(array, length);
         for (int i = offset, end = offset+length; i < end; ++i) {
             writeNumber(array[i]);
         }
@@ -954,7 +954,7 @@ public void writeArray(double[] array, int offset, int length) throws IOExceptio
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("null array");
         }
         _verifyOffsets(array.length, offset, length);
-        writeStartArray(array);
+        writeStartArray(array, length);
         for (int i = offset, end = offset+length; i < end; ++i) {
             writeNumber(array[i]);
         }