diff --git a/builtin_string.go b/builtin_string.go
index 6a17184..f5f09fe 100644
--- a/builtin_string.go
+++ b/builtin_string.go
@@ -380,12 +380,7 @@ func builtinString_split(call FunctionCall) Value {
 			split = split[:limit]
 		}
 
-		valueArray := make([]Value, len(split))
-		for index, value := range split {
-			valueArray[index] = toValue_string(value)
-		}
-
-		return toValue_object(call.runtime.newArrayOf(valueArray))
+		return call.runtime.toValue(split)
 	}
 }