diff --git a/lib/Cake/Controller/Component/AuthComponent.php b/lib/Cake/Controller/Component/AuthComponent.php
index 6cb0414a6d2..f2a632af149 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Controller/Component/AuthComponent.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Controller/Component/AuthComponent.php
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ public function mapActions($map = array()) {
 			return $mappedActions;
 		}
 
-		return [];
+		return array();
 	}
 
 /**