diff --git a/Lib/java/std_array.i b/Lib/java/std_array.i
index 0944d932f..f67b18d9b 100644
--- a/Lib/java/std_array.i
+++ b/Lib/java/std_array.i
@@ -11,12 +11,14 @@ namespace std {
     typedef size_t size_type;
     typedef ptrdiff_t difference_type;
     typedef T value_type;
-    typedef T &reference;
-    typedef const T &const_reference;
-    typedef T *pointer;
-    typedef const T *const_pointer;
+    typedef value_type* pointer;
+    typedef const value_type* const_pointer;
+    typedef value_type& reference;
+    typedef const value_type& const_reference;
+
     array();
     array(const array& other);
+
     size_type size() const;
     %rename(isEmpty) empty;
     bool empty() const;
diff --git a/Lib/std/std_array.i b/Lib/std/std_array.i
index aadc3b80c..3f70ef57c 100644
--- a/Lib/std/std_array.i
+++ b/Lib/std/std_array.i
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ namespace std {
     typedef _Tp value_type;
     typedef value_type* pointer;
     typedef const value_type* const_pointer;
-    typedef _Tp& reference;
-    typedef const _Tp& const_reference;
+    typedef value_type& reference;
+    typedef const value_type& const_reference;
 
     %traits_swigtype(_Tp);
     %traits_enum(_Tp);