diff --git a/src/Core/ACL.php b/src/Core/ACL.php
index ec31ddb7cd..e4de02589a 100644
--- a/src/Core/ACL.php
+++ b/src/Core/ACL.php
@@ -360,6 +360,6 @@ class ACL extends BaseObject
 			}
 		}
 
-		return defaults($return, []);
+		return $return ?? [];
 	}
 }