diff --git a/src/components/Select2.js b/src/components/Select2.js
index bf4e874a..fd28df71 100644
--- a/src/components/Select2.js
+++ b/src/components/Select2.js
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export default class Select2 extends Component {
   }
 
   setValue(value) {
-    const elVal = this.el.val();
+    const elVal = this.props.multiple ? this.el.val() || [] : this.el.val();
     if (!shallowEqualFuzzy(elVal, value)) {
       this.el.val(value).trigger('change');
     }