diff --git a/src/heap/factory.cc b/src/heap/factory.cc
index 5fa38daf03..fdfbaf682f 100644
--- a/src/heap/factory.cc
+++ b/src/heap/factory.cc
@@ -1844,7 +1844,7 @@ Handle<DescriptorArray> Factory::NewDescriptorArray(int number_of_descriptors,
   DCHECK_LT(0, number_of_all_descriptors);
   int size = DescriptorArray::SizeFor(number_of_all_descriptors);
   HeapObject obj = isolate()->heap()->AllocateRawWith<Heap::kRetryOrFail>(
-      size, AllocationType::kOld);
+      size, AllocationType::kYoung);
   obj.set_map_after_allocation(*descriptor_array_map(), SKIP_WRITE_BARRIER);
   DescriptorArray array = DescriptorArray::cast(obj);
   array.Initialize(*empty_enum_cache(), *undefined_value(),