diff --git a/src/filters/array.ts b/src/filters/array.ts
index 0a28db9e8..57a7d802d 100644
--- a/src/filters/array.ts
+++ b/src/filters/array.ts
@@ -8,16 +8,10 @@ import { EmptyDrop } from '../drop'
 export const join = argumentsToValue(function (this: FilterImpl, v: any[], arg: string) {
   const array = toArray(v)
   const sep = isNil(arg) ? ' ' : stringify(arg)
-  const parts: string[] = []
-  let outputSize = array.length > 0 ? sep.length * (array.length - 1) : 0
-  for (let i = 0; i < array.length; i++) {
-    const item = array[i]
-    const part = isNil(item) ? '' : String(item)
-    outputSize += part.length
-    parts.push(part)
-  }
+  let outputSize = sep.length * Math.max(array.length - 1, 0)
+  for (let i = 0; i < array.length; i++) outputSize += String(array[i]).length
   this.context.memoryLimit.use(outputSize)
-  return parts.join(sep)
+  return Array.prototype.join.call(array, sep)
 })
 export const last = argumentsToValue(function (this: FilterImpl, v: any) {
   return isArrayLike(v) ? readArrayElement(v, -1, this.context.ownPropertyOnly) : ''