diff --git a/zarr/core.py b/zarr/core.py
index 08234e193c..d13da27bc6 100644
--- a/zarr/core.py
+++ b/zarr/core.py
@@ -575,8 +575,8 @@ def __eq__(self, other):
             # store comparison
         )
 
-    def __array__(self, dtype=None, copy=None):
-        return np.array(self[...], dtype=dtype, copy=copy)
+    def __array__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        return np.array(self[...], *args, **kwargs)
 
     def islice(self, start=None, end=None):
         """