diff --git a/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/BeanArchives.java b/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/BeanArchives.java
index 2e2203cd67eac..3ea6daa02c1d2 100644
--- a/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/BeanArchives.java
+++ b/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/BeanArchives.java
@@ -244,7 +244,8 @@ static boolean index(Indexer indexer, String className) {
 
     static boolean index(Indexer indexer, String className, ClassLoader classLoader) {
         boolean result = false;
-        if (Types.isPrimitiveClassName(className)) {
+        if (Types.isPrimitiveClassName(className) || className.startsWith("[")) {
+            // Ignore primitives and arrays
             return false;
         }
         try (InputStream stream = classLoader