diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/makie/plugins/makie-repl/lib/main.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/makie/plugins/makie-repl/lib/main.js
index 0765524c154e..f242c8710145 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/makie/plugins/makie-repl/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/makie/plugins/makie-repl/lib/main.js
@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@ function plugin( dir, cwd ) {
 	opts.cwd = dir;
 	opts.stdio = 'inherit';
 
-	args = new Array( 2 );
+	args = [];
 
 	// Environment variables:
-	args[ 0 ] = 'REPL_DIR='+cwd;
+	args.push( 'REPL_DIR='+cwd );
 
 	// Target:
-	args[ 1 ] = 'repl';
+	args.push( 'repl' );
 
 	spawn( 'make', args, opts );
 }