diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index a96f402..af29c1c 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         if (Buffer.alloc) {
             buf = Buffer.alloc(size);
         } else {
-            buf = new Buffer(size);
+            buf = Buffer.from(size);
             buf.fill(0);
         }
         return buf;
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
         if (Buffer.from) {
             buf = Buffer.from(object);
         } else {
-            buf = new Buffer(object);
+            buf = Buffer.from(object);
         }
         return buf;
     }
@@ -275,4 +275,4 @@
         }
     }
 
-}());
\ No newline at end of file
+}());