diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Ui/view/base/web/js/form/element/multiselect.js b/app/code/Magento/Ui/view/base/web/js/form/element/multiselect.js
index 6c5de791d1e87337876b2919c7b1c6180729ff1a..1260a366cc07a2434cc1b5306f8d6dc2711a4f20 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Ui/view/base/web/js/form/element/multiselect.js
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Ui/view/base/web/js/form/element/multiselect.js
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@ define([
          *
          * @returns {Array}
          */
-        normalizeData: function () {
-            var value = this._super();
+        normalizeData: function (value) {
+            if (utils.isEmpty(value)) {
+                value = [];
+            }
 
             return _.isString(value) ? value.split(',') : value;
         },