diff --git a/framework/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/framework/ModuleImpl.java b/framework/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/framework/ModuleImpl.java
index 0cfa3bd..316fbab 100644
--- a/framework/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/framework/ModuleImpl.java
+++ b/framework/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/framework/ModuleImpl.java
@@ -492,7 +492,10 @@
 
     public Class getClassByDelegation(String name) throws ClassNotFoundException
     {
-        return getClassLoader().loadClass(name);
+        // We do not call getClassLoader().loadClass() because this does not
+        // correctly handle array types, which is necessary in cases like
+        // deserialization using a wrapper class loader.
+        return Class.forName(name, false, getClassLoader());
     }
 
     public URL getResourceByDelegation(String name)