diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Events.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Events.js
index 2515f11d77..22b063e4df 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Events.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Events.js
@@ -774,17 +774,19 @@ OpenLayers.Events = OpenLayers.Class({
         }
         
         if (!this.element.scrolls) {
-            this.element.scrolls = [];
-            this.element.scrolls[0] = (document.documentElement.scrollLeft
-                         || document.body.scrollLeft);
-            this.element.scrolls[1] = (document.documentElement.scrollTop
-                         || document.body.scrollTop);
+            this.element.scrolls = [
+                (document.documentElement.scrollLeft
+                         || document.body.scrollLeft),
+                (document.documentElement.scrollTop
+                         || document.body.scrollTop)
+            ];
         }
 
         if (!this.element.lefttop) {
-            this.element.lefttop = [];
-            this.element.lefttop[0] = (document.documentElement.clientLeft || 0);
-            this.element.lefttop[1] = (document.documentElement.clientTop || 0);
+            this.element.lefttop = [
+                (document.documentElement.clientLeft || 0),
+                (document.documentElement.clientTop  || 0)
+            ];
         }
         
         if (!this.element.offsets) {