diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index d145a35..7a311bd 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 var bencode = require('bencode')
 var BitField = require('bitfield')
+var Buffer = require('safe-buffer').Buffer
 var debug = require('debug')('ut_metadata')
 var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter
 var inherits = require('inherits')
diff --git a/test/fetch.js b/test/fetch.js
index 302a9a3..17c4541 100644
--- a/test/fetch.js
+++ b/test/fetch.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 var bencode = require('bencode')
+var Buffer = require('safe-buffer').Buffer
 var fixtures = require('webtorrent-fixtures')
 var Protocol = require('bittorrent-protocol')
 var test = require('tape')