diff --git a/src/apps/debugger/debug_info/DwarfTypes.cpp b/src/apps/debugger/debug_info/DwarfTypes.cpp
index a72b228c94..c302be726a 100644
--- a/src/apps/debugger/debug_info/DwarfTypes.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/debugger/debug_info/DwarfTypes.cpp
@@ -253,8 +253,8 @@ DwarfType::CreateDerivedAddressType(address_type_kind addressType,
 
 
 status_t
-DwarfType::CreateDerivedArrayType(uint64 elementCount, bool extendExisting,
-	ArrayType*& _resultType)
+DwarfType::CreateDerivedArrayType(int64 lowerBound, int64 elementCount,
+	bool extendExisting, ArrayType*& _resultType)
 {
 	DwarfArrayType* resultType = NULL;
 	BReference<DwarfType> baseTypeReference;
@@ -271,8 +271,8 @@ DwarfType::CreateDerivedArrayType(uint64 elementCount, bool extendExisting,
 		return B_NO_MEMORY;
 
 	DwarfSubrangeType* subrangeType = new(std::nothrow) DwarfSubrangeType(
-		fTypeContext, fName, NULL, resultType, BVariant((uint64)0),
-		BVariant(elementCount - 1));
+		fTypeContext, fName, NULL, resultType, BVariant(lowerBound),
+		BVariant(lowerBound + elementCount - 1));
 	if (subrangeType == NULL)
 		return B_NO_MEMORY;
 
diff --git a/src/apps/debugger/debug_info/DwarfTypes.h b/src/apps/debugger/debug_info/DwarfTypes.h
index dadbf43927..f95b1a640c 100644
--- a/src/apps/debugger/debug_info/DwarfTypes.h
+++ b/src/apps/debugger/debug_info/DwarfTypes.h
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ public:
 									AddressType*& _resultType);
 
 	virtual	status_t			CreateDerivedArrayType(
-									uint64 elementCount,
+									int64 lowerBound,
+									int64 elementCount,
 									bool extendExisting,
 									ArrayType*& _resultType);
 
diff --git a/src/apps/debugger/model/Type.cpp b/src/apps/debugger/model/Type.cpp
index ebdd4e594e..318abf2f26 100644
--- a/src/apps/debugger/model/Type.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/debugger/model/Type.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ Type::CreateDerivedAddressType(address_type_kind kind,
 
 
 status_t
-Type::CreateDerivedArrayType(uint64 elementCount,
+Type::CreateDerivedArrayType(int64 lowerBound, int64 elementCount,
 	bool extendExisting, ArrayType*& _resultType)
 {
 	_resultType = NULL;
diff --git a/src/apps/debugger/model/Type.h b/src/apps/debugger/model/Type.h
index b3e018b0af..8ebf55adbe 100644
--- a/src/apps/debugger/model/Type.h
+++ b/src/apps/debugger/model/Type.h
@@ -141,7 +141,8 @@ public:
 									AddressType*& _resultType);
 
 	virtual	status_t			CreateDerivedArrayType(
-									uint64 elementCount,
+									int64 lowerBound,
+									int64 elementCount,
 									bool extendExisting,
 										// if the current object is already
 										// an array type, attach an extra
diff --git a/src/apps/debugger/source_language/CppLanguage.cpp b/src/apps/debugger/source_language/CppLanguage.cpp
index e67a1637ab..d1904648dc 100644
--- a/src/apps/debugger/source_language/CppLanguage.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/debugger/source_language/CppLanguage.cpp
@@ -123,10 +123,10 @@ CppLanguage::ParseTypeExpression(const BString &expression,
 				return B_ERROR;
 
 			if (arrayType == NULL) {
-				result = _resultType->CreateDerivedArrayType(size, true,
+				result = _resultType->CreateDerivedArrayType(0, size, true,
 					arrayType);
 			} else {
-				result = arrayType->CreateDerivedArrayType(size, true,
+				result = arrayType->CreateDerivedArrayType(0, size, true,
 					arrayType);
 			}