diff --git a/src/mc/deps/core/utility/MultidimensionalArray.h b/src/mc/deps/core/utility/MultidimensionalArray.h
index c249e290fb..f03b1c2a26 100644
--- a/src/mc/deps/core/utility/MultidimensionalArray.h
+++ b/src/mc/deps/core/utility/MultidimensionalArray.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 namespace Util {
 
 template <typename T0, int T1, int T2, int T3>
-class MultidimensionalArray {
+class MultidimensionalArray : public std::array<T0, T1 * T2 * T3> {
 public:
     // prevent constructor by default
     MultidimensionalArray& operator=(MultidimensionalArray const&);