diff --git a/lib/buffer.js b/lib/buffer.js
index 5f0298185ad..23370f7b6cd 100644
--- a/lib/buffer.js
+++ b/lib/buffer.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ SlowBuffer.prototype.hexSlice = function(start, end) {
   var len = this.length;
 
   if (!start || start < 0) start = 0;
-  if (!end || end < 0 || end > len) end = len - 1;
+  if (!end || end < 0 || end > len) end = len;
 
   var out = '';
   for (var i = start; i < end; i ++) {