diff --git a/java/core/src/test/org/apache/orc/impl/TestBrotli.java b/java/core/src/test/org/apache/orc/impl/TestBrotli.java
index e5d23ca452..1cc9f8d2ee 100644
--- a/java/core/src/test/org/apache/orc/impl/TestBrotli.java
+++ b/java/core/src/test/org/apache/orc/impl/TestBrotli.java
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public void testDirectDecompress() {
           brotliCodec.getDefaultOptions()));
       out.flip();
       // copy heap buffer to direct buffer.
-      directOut.put(out.array());
+      directOut.put(out);
       directOut.flip();
 
       brotliCodec.decompress(directOut, directResult);