diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/fancy/test/test.instance.tostring.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/fancy/test/test.instance.tostring.js
index d65f5612e9fe..388663125344 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/fancy/test/test.instance.tostring.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/fancy/test/test.instance.tostring.js
@@ -175,7 +175,10 @@ tape( 'a FancyArray constructor returns an instance which has a custom `toString
 	var arr;
 
 	dtype = 'generic';
-	buffer = new Array( 1e4 );
+	buffer = [];
+    for ( var i = 0; i < 1e4; i++ ) {
+         buffer.push( 0 );
+    }
 	shape = [ buffer.length ];
 	order = 'row-major';
 	strides = [ 1 ];