diff --git a/src/coreclr/interpreter/compiler.cpp b/src/coreclr/interpreter/compiler.cpp
index d41b97e49a8292..c07e54be8e43b4 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/interpreter/compiler.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/interpreter/compiler.cpp
@@ -2554,24 +2554,18 @@ void InterpCompiler::EmitCall(CORINFO_RESOLVED_TOKEN* constrainedClass, bool rea
                 }
                 m_pLastNewIns->data[0] = GetDataItemIndex(callInfo.hMethod);
             }
+            else if ((callInfo.classFlags & CORINFO_FLG_ARRAY) && newObj)
+            {
+                AddIns(INTOP_NEWMDARR);
+                m_pLastNewIns->data[0] = GetDataItemIndex(resolvedCallToken.hClass);
+                m_pLastNewIns->data[1] = callInfo.sig.numArgs;
+            }
             else if (isCalli)
             {
                 AddIns(INTOP_CALLI);
                 m_pLastNewIns->data[0] = GetDataItemIndex(calliCookie);
                 m_pLastNewIns->SetSVars2(CALL_ARGS_SVAR, callIFunctionPointerVar);
             }
-            else if ((callInfo.classFlags & CORINFO_FLG_ARRAY) && !readonly)
-            {
-                CORINFO_SIG_INFO ctorSignature;
-                CORINFO_CLASS_HANDLE ctorClass;
-
-                m_compHnd->getMethodSig(resolvedCallToken.hMethod, &ctorSignature);
-                ctorClass = m_compHnd->getMethodClass(resolvedCallToken.hMethod);
-
-                AddIns(INTOP_NEWMDARR);
-                m_pLastNewIns->data[0] = GetDataItemIndex(ctorClass);
-                m_pLastNewIns->data[1] = numArgs;
-            }
             else
             {
                 // Normal call
diff --git a/src/coreclr/vm/interpexec.cpp b/src/coreclr/vm/interpexec.cpp
index f29ae684e12027..87466f550ee772 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/vm/interpexec.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/vm/interpexec.cpp
@@ -152,15 +152,15 @@ static void InterpBreakpoint()
 }
 #endif
 
-static OBJECTREF CreateMultiDimArray(MethodTable* arrayClass, int8_t* stack, int32_t dimsOffset, int rank)
+static OBJECTREF CreateMultiDimArray(MethodTable* arrayClass, int8_t* stack, int32_t dimsOffset, int numArgs)
 {
-    int32_t* dims = (int32_t*)alloca(rank * sizeof(int32_t));
-    for (int i = 0; i < rank; i++)
+    int32_t* dims = (int32_t*)alloca(numArgs * sizeof(int32_t));
+    for (int i = 0; i < numArgs; i++)
     {
         dims[i] = *(int32_t*)(stack + dimsOffset + i * 8);
     }
 
-    return AllocateArrayEx(arrayClass, dims, rank);
+    return AllocateArrayEx(arrayClass, dims, numArgs);
 }
 
 #define LOCAL_VAR_ADDR(offset,type) ((type*)(stack + (offset)))