diff --git a/array.c b/array.c
index 5cb86f2532..a2438a3206 100644
--- a/array.c
+++ b/array.c
@@ -655,6 +655,12 @@ rb_check_array_type(VALUE ary)
     return rb_check_convert_type_with_id(ary, T_ARRAY, "Array", idTo_ary);
 }
 
+VALUE
+rb_check_to_array(VALUE ary)
+{
+    return rb_check_convert_type_with_id(ary, T_ARRAY, "Array", idTo_a);
+}
+
 /*
  *  call-seq:
  *     Array.try_convert(obj) -> array or nil
diff --git a/internal.h b/internal.h
index 4715638d5c..59f5d640cc 100644
--- a/internal.h
+++ b/internal.h
@@ -1059,6 +1059,7 @@ VALUE rb_ary_aref1(VALUE ary, VALUE i);
 VALUE rb_ary_aref2(VALUE ary, VALUE b, VALUE e);
 size_t rb_ary_memsize(VALUE);
 VALUE rb_to_array_type(VALUE obj);
+VALUE rb_check_to_array(VALUE ary);
 #if defined(__GNUC__) && defined(HAVE_VA_ARGS_MACRO)
 #define rb_ary_new_from_args(n, ...) \
     __extension__ ({ \
diff --git a/object.c b/object.c
index 48c97b6f36..05502833e5 100644
--- a/object.c
+++ b/object.c
@@ -3595,7 +3595,7 @@ rb_Array(VALUE val)
     VALUE tmp = rb_check_array_type(val);
 
     if (NIL_P(tmp)) {
-	tmp = rb_check_convert_type_with_id(val, T_ARRAY, "Array", idTo_a);
+	tmp = rb_check_to_array(val);
 	if (NIL_P(tmp)) {
 	    return rb_ary_new3(1, val);
 	}
diff --git a/vm_insnhelper.c b/vm_insnhelper.c
index 0fbf39d275..1ba3cceb8b 100644
--- a/vm_insnhelper.c
+++ b/vm_insnhelper.c
@@ -2968,8 +2968,8 @@ static VALUE
 vm_concat_array(VALUE ary1, VALUE ary2st)
 {
     const VALUE ary2 = ary2st;
-    VALUE tmp1 = rb_check_convert_type_with_id(ary1, T_ARRAY, "Array", idTo_a);
-    VALUE tmp2 = rb_check_convert_type_with_id(ary2, T_ARRAY, "Array", idTo_a);
+    VALUE tmp1 = rb_check_to_array(ary1);
+    VALUE tmp2 = rb_check_to_array(ary2);
 
     if (NIL_P(tmp1)) {
 	tmp1 = rb_ary_new3(1, ary1);
@@ -2988,7 +2988,7 @@ vm_concat_array(VALUE ary1, VALUE ary2st)
 static VALUE
 vm_splat_array(VALUE flag, VALUE ary)
 {
-    VALUE tmp = rb_check_convert_type_with_id(ary, T_ARRAY, "Array", idTo_a);
+    VALUE tmp = rb_check_to_array(ary);
     if (NIL_P(tmp)) {
 	return rb_ary_new3(1, ary);
     }