diff --git a/lib/JSON/Validator/Schema/OpenAPIv2.pm b/lib/JSON/Validator/Schema/OpenAPIv2.pm
index c37460c7..4a82ff43 100644
--- a/lib/JSON/Validator/Schema/OpenAPIv2.pm
+++ b/lib/JSON/Validator/Schema/OpenAPIv2.pm
@@ -222,8 +222,10 @@ sub _bundle_ref_path_expand {
 
 sub _coerce_arrays {
   my ($self, $val, $param) = @_;
-  my $data_type   = data_type $val->{value};
-  my $schema_type = schema_type $param->{schema} || $param;    # $param->{schema} is for OpenAPIv3
+  my $data_type = data_type $val->{value};
+  my $schema    = $param->{schema} || $param;    # $param->{schema} is for OpenAPIv3
+  $schema = $self->get($schema->{'$ref'} =~ s!^#!!r) if $schema->{'$ref'};
+  my $schema_type = schema_type $schema;
   return $val->{value} = [$val->{value}] if $schema_type eq 'array' and $data_type ne 'array';
   return $val->{value} = @{$val->{value}} ? $val->{value}[-1] : undef
     if $schema_type ne 'array' and $data_type eq 'array';
diff --git a/t/openapiv3-coerce-array.t b/t/openapiv3-coerce-array.t
index ce2cb74e..92b731f4 100644
--- a/t/openapiv3-coerce-array.t
+++ b/t/openapiv3-coerce-array.t
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use JSON::Validator;
 use Test::More;
 
 my $schema = JSON::Validator->new->schema('data://main/openapi.yaml')->schema;
-my ($body, @errors);
+my ($body, $query, @errors);
 
 subtest 'number to array' => sub {
   $body   = {exists => 1, value => {id => 42}};
@@ -23,9 +23,16 @@ subtest 'already an array' => sub {
   is "@errors", "", "valid";
 };
 
+subtest 'parameter array schema is $ref' => sub {
+  $query  = {exists => 1, value => [42, 43]};
+  @errors = $schema->validate_request([get => '/test'], {query => \&query});
+  is "@errors", "", "valid";
+};
+
 done_testing;
 
-sub body {$body}
+sub body  {$body}
+sub query {$query}
 
 __DATA__
 @@ openapi.yaml
@@ -53,3 +60,19 @@ paths:
       responses:
         200:
           description: OK
+    get:
+      parameters:
+        - name: id
+          in: query
+          required: true
+          schema:
+            $ref: '#/components/schemas/IntArray'
+      responses:
+        200:
+          description: OK
+components:
+  schemas:
+    IntArray:
+      type: array
+      items:
+        type: integer