diff --git a/MetadataExtractor/Formats/Wav/WavFactHandler.cs b/MetadataExtractor/Formats/Wav/WavFactHandler.cs
index dac863e59..825b155cb 100644
--- a/MetadataExtractor/Formats/Wav/WavFactHandler.cs
+++ b/MetadataExtractor/Formats/Wav/WavFactHandler.cs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public WavFactHandler(List<Directory> directories)
 
         protected override void Populate(WavFactDirectory directory, byte[] payload)
         {
-            var reader = new SequentialByteArrayReader(payload, isMotorolaByteOrder: false);
+            var reader = new BufferReader(payload, isBigEndian: false);
             directory.Set(TagSampleLength, reader.GetUInt32());
         }
     }