diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/datasources/reads/BAMSchedule.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/datasources/reads/BAMSchedule.java
index 3aa88f147..a7487ba55 100644
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/datasources/reads/BAMSchedule.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/datasources/reads/BAMSchedule.java
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ public class BAMSchedule implements CloseableIterator<BAMScheduleEntry> {
      * @return Newly allocated byte buffer.
      */
     private ByteBuffer allocateByteBuffer(final int size) {
-        ByteBuffer buffer = ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(size);
+        ByteBuffer buffer = ByteBuffer.allocate(size);
         buffer.order(ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN);
         return buffer;
     }