diff --git a/src/hb-open-type-private.hh b/src/hb-open-type-private.hh
index 7a62dcb84..e41e7451f 100644
--- a/src/hb-open-type-private.hh
+++ b/src/hb-open-type-private.hh
@@ -946,7 +946,7 @@ struct ArrayOf
   inline bool sanitize_shallow (hb_sanitize_context_t *c) const
   {
     TRACE_SANITIZE (this);
-    return_trace (c->check_struct (this) && c->check_array (array, Type::static_size, len));
+    return_trace (len.sanitize (c) && c->check_array (array, Type::static_size, len));
   }
 
   public:
@@ -1033,7 +1033,7 @@ struct HeadlessArrayOf
   inline bool sanitize_shallow (hb_sanitize_context_t *c) const
   {
     TRACE_SANITIZE (this);
-    return_trace (c->check_struct (this) &&
+    return_trace (len.sanitize (c) &&
 		  (!len || c->check_array (array, Type::static_size, len - 1)));
   }