diff --git a/engine/src/terrain/com/jme3/terrain/GeoMap.java b/engine/src/terrain/com/jme3/terrain/GeoMap.java
index 630516304..15c17c225 100644
--- a/engine/src/terrain/com/jme3/terrain/GeoMap.java
+++ b/engine/src/terrain/com/jme3/terrain/GeoMap.java
@@ -58,7 +58,10 @@ public class GeoMap implements Savable {
     
     @Deprecated
     public GeoMap(FloatBuffer heightData, int width, int height, int maxval){
-        this(heightData.array(), width, height, maxval);
+        this(new float[heightData.limit()], width, height, maxval);
+        this.width = width;
+        this.height = height;
+        this.maxval = maxval;
     }
     
     public GeoMap(float[] heightData, int width, int height, int maxval){
diff --git a/engine/src/terrain/com/jme3/terrain/geomipmap/LODGeomap.java b/engine/src/terrain/com/jme3/terrain/geomipmap/LODGeomap.java
index 2096e458a..5b14f21b8 100644
--- a/engine/src/terrain/com/jme3/terrain/geomipmap/LODGeomap.java
+++ b/engine/src/terrain/com/jme3/terrain/geomipmap/LODGeomap.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public class LODGeomap extends GeoMap {
 
     @Deprecated
     public LODGeomap(int size, FloatBuffer heightMap) {
-        this(size, heightMap.array());
+        this(size, new float[heightMap.limit()]);
     }
     
     public LODGeomap(int size, float[] heightMap) {