diff --git a/lodash.js b/lodash.js
index 8f3552b25..34bfd9a63 100644
--- a/lodash.js
+++ b/lodash.js
@@ -14526,7 +14526,7 @@
       if (isArray(value)) {
         return arrayMap(value, baseCastKey);
       }
-      return isSymbol(value) ? [value] : stringToPath(value);
+      return isSymbol(value) ? [value] : copyArray(stringToPath(value));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index 42f663c81..45dced171 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -22108,6 +22108,12 @@
       });
     });
 
+    QUnit.test('should a new path array', function(assert) {
+      assert.expect(1);
+
+      assert.notStrictEqual(_.toPath('a.b.c'), _.toPath('a.b.c'));
+    });
+
     QUnit.test('should not coerce symbols to strings', function(assert) {
       assert.expect(4);