diff --git a/lib/input.js b/lib/input.js
index 1469bbae2..de5cea603 100644
--- a/lib/input.js
+++ b/lib/input.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ function _createInputDescriptor (input, inputOptions, containerOptions) {
     if (input.length === 0) {
       throw Error('Input Bit Array is empty');
     }
-    inputDescriptor.buffer = Buffer.from(input.buffer);
+    inputDescriptor.buffer = Buffer.from(input.buffer, input.byteOffset, input.byteLength);
   } else if (is.plainObject(input) && !is.defined(inputOptions)) {
     // Plain Object descriptor, e.g. create
     inputOptions = input;