diff --git a/assert/assertions.go b/assert/assertions.go
index c276316b4..1e55fbf54 100644
--- a/assert/assertions.go
+++ b/assert/assertions.go
@@ -115,7 +115,12 @@ func copyExportedFields(expected interface{}) interface{} {
 		return result.Interface()
 
 	case reflect.Array, reflect.Slice:
-		result := reflect.MakeSlice(expectedType, expectedValue.Len(), expectedValue.Len())
+		var result reflect.Value
+		if expectedKind == reflect.Array {
+			result = reflect.New(reflect.ArrayOf(expectedValue.Len(), expectedType.Elem())).Elem()
+		} else {
+			result = reflect.MakeSlice(expectedType, expectedValue.Len(), expectedValue.Len())
+		}
 		for i := 0; i < expectedValue.Len(); i++ {
 			index := expectedValue.Index(i)
 			if isNil(index) {
diff --git a/assert/assertions_test.go b/assert/assertions_test.go
index e1245b421..9a44f95eb 100644
--- a/assert/assertions_test.go
+++ b/assert/assertions_test.go
@@ -408,6 +408,11 @@ func TestEqualExportedValues(t *testing.T) {
 	            	+   Exported: (int) 2,
 	            	    notExported: (interface {}) <nil>`,
 		},
+		{
+			value1:        S{[2]int{1, 2}, Nested{2, 3}, 4, Nested{5, 6}},
+			value2:        S{[2]int{1, 2}, Nested{2, nil}, nil, Nested{}},
+			expectedEqual: true,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, c := range cases {