diff --git a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/value/ResArrayValue.java b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/value/ResArrayValue.java
index 595e286f..dfdfcfe9 100644
--- a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/value/ResArrayValue.java
+++ b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/value/ResArrayValue.java
@@ -49,7 +49,11 @@ public class ResArrayValue extends ResBagValue implements ResValuesXmlSerializab
             throws IOException, AndrolibException {
         String type = getType();
         type = (type == null ? "" : type + "-") + "array";
-
+// reference array (04 10 2012, BurgerZ)              
+        if ("reference-array".equals(type)) {
+            type = "string-array";
+        }
+// reference array (04 10 2012, BurgerZ) 
         serializer.startTag(null, type);
         serializer.attribute(null, "name", res.getResSpec().getName());
         for (int i = 0; i < mItems.length; i++) {