diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/TypeErasure.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/TypeErasure.scala
index 3ad0546761ea..4c705c4252c0 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/TypeErasure.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/TypeErasure.scala
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ object TypeErasure {
         val sym = t.symbol
         // Only a few classes have both primitives and references as subclasses.
         if (sym eq defn.AnyClass) || (sym eq defn.AnyValClass) || (sym eq defn.MatchableClass) || (sym eq defn.SingletonClass)
-           || isScala2 && !(t.derivesFrom(defn.ObjectClass) || t.isNullType) then
+           || isScala2 && !(t.derivesFrom(defn.ObjectClass) || t.isNullType | t.isNothingType) then
           NoSymbol
         // We only need to check for primitives because derived value classes in arrays are always boxed.
         else if sym.isPrimitiveValueClass then
@@ -781,14 +781,14 @@ class TypeErasure(sourceLanguage: SourceLanguage, semiEraseVCs: Boolean, isConst
 
   private def eraseArray(tp: Type)(using Context) = {
     val defn.ArrayOf(elemtp) = tp: @unchecked
-    if (isGenericArrayElement(elemtp, isScala2 = sourceLanguage.isScala2)) defn.ObjectType
-    else
-      try 
-        if sourceLanguage.isScala2 && (elemtp.isNullType || elemtp.isNothingType) then
-          JavaArrayType(defn.ObjectType)
-        else erasureFn(sourceLanguage, semiEraseVCs = false, isConstructor, isSymbol, inSigName)(elemtp) match
-          case _: WildcardType => WildcardType
-          case elem => JavaArrayType(elem)
+    if isGenericArrayElement(elemtp, isScala2 = sourceLanguage.isScala2) then 
+      defn.ObjectType
+    else if sourceLanguage.isScala2 && (elemtp.hiBound.isNullType || elemtp.hiBound.isNothingType) then
+      JavaArrayType(defn.ObjectType)
+    else 
+      try erasureFn(sourceLanguage, semiEraseVCs = false, isConstructor, isSymbol, inSigName)(elemtp) match
+        case _: WildcardType => WildcardType
+        case elem => JavaArrayType(elem)
       catch case ex: Throwable =>
         handleRecursive("erase array type", tp.show, ex)
   }
diff --git a/sbt-test/scala2-compat/erasure/dottyApp/Main.scala b/sbt-test/scala2-compat/erasure/dottyApp/Main.scala
index ea359408692a..48b9575302a0 100644
--- a/sbt-test/scala2-compat/erasure/dottyApp/Main.scala
+++ b/sbt-test/scala2-compat/erasure/dottyApp/Main.scala
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ object Main {
     z.objectARRAY_90(dummy)
     z.objectARRAY_91(dummy)
     z.objectARRAY_92(dummy)
-    //z.objectARRAY_93(dummy)
-    //z.objectARRAY_94(dummy)
+    z.objectARRAY_93(dummy)
+    z.objectARRAY_94(dummy)
 
     val methods = classOf[scala2Lib.Z].getDeclaredMethods.toList ++ classOf[dottyApp.Z].getDeclaredMethods.toList
     methods.foreach { m =>