diff --git a/asm/src/main/java/org/objectweb/asm/Type.java b/asm/src/main/java/org/objectweb/asm/Type.java
index 07ae832f95673db5ec70546948e83ee6050ca9f9..666ae9ee161309f64cf49c12c5192e59e2eb11ea 100644
--- a/asm/src/main/java/org/objectweb/asm/Type.java
+++ b/asm/src/main/java/org/objectweb/asm/Type.java
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ public class Type {
    */
   private static void appendDescriptor(final StringBuilder stringBuilder, final Class<?> clazz) {
     Class<?> currentClass = clazz;
-    if (currentClass.isArray()) {
+    while (currentClass.isArray()) {
       stringBuilder.append('[');
       currentClass = currentClass.getComponentType();
     }