diff --git a/stan/math/prim/prob/bernoulli_cdf.hpp b/stan/math/prim/prob/bernoulli_cdf.hpp
index 44184399611..4add1f9b196 100644
--- a/stan/math/prim/prob/bernoulli_cdf.hpp
+++ b/stan/math/prim/prob/bernoulli_cdf.hpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ return_type_t<T_prob> bernoulli_cdf(const T_n& n, const T_prob& theta) {
   check_consistent_sizes(function, "Random variable", n,
                          "Probability parameter", theta);
   T_theta_ref theta_ref = theta;
-  const auto& n_arr = as_array_or_scalar(n);
+  const auto& n_arr = as_value_column_array_or_scalar(n);
   const auto& theta_arr = as_value_column_array_or_scalar(theta_ref);
   check_bounded(function, "Probability parameter", theta_arr, 0.0, 1.0);
 
diff --git a/stan/math/prim/prob/bernoulli_lccdf.hpp b/stan/math/prim/prob/bernoulli_lccdf.hpp
index d6bc081c9d1..d3c9d035986 100644
--- a/stan/math/prim/prob/bernoulli_lccdf.hpp
+++ b/stan/math/prim/prob/bernoulli_lccdf.hpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ return_type_t<T_prob> bernoulli_lccdf(const T_n& n, const T_prob& theta) {
   check_consistent_sizes(function, "Random variable", n,
                          "Probability parameter", theta);
   T_theta_ref theta_ref = theta;
-  const auto& n_arr = as_array_or_scalar(n);
+  const auto& n_arr = as_value_column_array_or_scalar(n);
   const auto& theta_arr = as_value_column_array_or_scalar(theta_ref);
   check_bounded(function, "Probability parameter", theta_arr, 0.0, 1.0);
 
diff --git a/stan/math/prim/prob/bernoulli_lcdf.hpp b/stan/math/prim/prob/bernoulli_lcdf.hpp
index 9606955f9ce..f17a51886b9 100644
--- a/stan/math/prim/prob/bernoulli_lcdf.hpp
+++ b/stan/math/prim/prob/bernoulli_lcdf.hpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ return_type_t<T_prob> bernoulli_lcdf(const T_n& n, const T_prob& theta) {
   check_consistent_sizes(function, "Random variable", n,
                          "Probability parameter", theta);
   T_theta_ref theta_ref = theta;
-  const auto& n_arr = as_array_or_scalar(n);
+  const auto& n_arr = as_value_column_array_or_scalar(n);
   const auto& theta_arr = as_value_column_array_or_scalar(theta_ref);
   check_bounded(function, "Probability parameter", theta_arr, 0.0, 1.0);