diff --git a/lime/_backend/native/NativeCFFI.hx b/lime/_backend/native/NativeCFFI.hx
index 8644d77e4..19102a135 100644
--- a/lime/_backend/native/NativeCFFI.hx
+++ b/lime/_backend/native/NativeCFFI.hx
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ class NativeCFFI {
 	@:cffi private static function lime_application_update (handle:Dynamic):Bool;
 	@:cffi private static function lime_audio_load (data:Dynamic, buffer:Dynamic):Dynamic;
 	@:cffi private static function lime_bytes_from_data_pointer (data:Float, length:Int):Dynamic;
-	@:cffi private static function lime_bytes_get_data_pointer (data:Dynamic, offset:Int):Float;
+	@:cffi private static function lime_bytes_get_data_pointer (data:Dynamic):Float;
+	@:cffi private static function lime_bytes_get_data_pointer_offset (data:Dynamic, offset:Int):Float;
 	@:cffi private static function lime_bytes_read_file (path:String, bytes:Dynamic):Dynamic;
 	@:cffi private static function lime_cffi_get_native_pointer (ptr:Dynamic):Float;
 	@:cffi private static function lime_clipboard_get_text ():Dynamic;
diff --git a/lime/utils/DataPointer.hx b/lime/utils/DataPointer.hx
index 675fc16c5..8b4b53358 100644
--- a/lime/utils/DataPointer.hx
+++ b/lime/utils/DataPointer.hx
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ abstract DataPointer(DataPointerType) to DataPointerType {
 		
 		#if (lime_cffi && !macro)
 		if (pointer == null || pointer.bytes == null) return cast 0;
-		var data:Float = NativeCFFI.lime_bytes_get_data_pointer (pointer.bytes, pointer.offset);
+		var data:Float = NativeCFFI.lime_bytes_get_data_pointer_offset (pointer.bytes, pointer.offset);
 		return new DataPointer (data);
 		#elseif (js && !display)
 		return fromBytes (pointer.bytes);
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ abstract DataPointer(DataPointerType) to DataPointerType {
 		
 		#if (lime_cffi && !js && !macro)
 		if (arrayBufferView == null) return cast 0;
-		var data:Float = NativeCFFI.lime_bytes_get_data_pointer (arrayBufferView.buffer, arrayBufferView.byteOffset);
+		var data:Float = NativeCFFI.lime_bytes_get_data_pointer_offset (arrayBufferView.buffer, arrayBufferView.byteOffset);
 		return new DataPointer (data);
 		#elseif (js && !display)
 		return new DataPointer (arrayBufferView);
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ abstract DataPointer(DataPointerType) to DataPointerType {
 		
 		#if (lime_cffi && !macro)
 		if (bytes == null) return cast 0;
-		var data:Float = NativeCFFI.lime_bytes_get_data_pointer (bytes, 0);
+		var data:Float = NativeCFFI.lime_bytes_get_data_pointer (bytes);
 		return new DataPointer (data);
 		#elseif (js && !display)
 		return fromArrayBuffer (bytes.getData ());
diff --git a/project/src/ExternalInterface.cpp b/project/src/ExternalInterface.cpp
index e2252296c..4d8a05e65 100644
--- a/project/src/ExternalInterface.cpp
+++ b/project/src/ExternalInterface.cpp
@@ -224,7 +224,15 @@ namespace lime {
 	}
 	
 	
-	double lime_bytes_get_data_pointer (value bytes, int offset) {
+	double lime_bytes_get_data_pointer (value bytes) {
+		
+		Bytes data = Bytes (bytes);
+		return (uintptr_t)data.Data ();
+		
+	}
+	
+	
+	double lime_bytes_get_data_pointer_offset (value bytes, int offset) {
 		
 		Bytes data = Bytes (bytes);
 		return (uintptr_t)data.Data () + offset;
@@ -1780,7 +1788,8 @@ namespace lime {
 	DEFINE_PRIME1 (lime_application_update);
 	DEFINE_PRIME2 (lime_audio_load);
 	DEFINE_PRIME2 (lime_bytes_from_data_pointer);
-	DEFINE_PRIME2 (lime_bytes_get_data_pointer);
+	DEFINE_PRIME1 (lime_bytes_get_data_pointer);
+	DEFINE_PRIME2 (lime_bytes_get_data_pointer_offset);
 	DEFINE_PRIME2 (lime_bytes_read_file);
 	DEFINE_PRIME1 (lime_cffi_get_native_pointer);
 	DEFINE_PRIME1 (lime_cffi_set_finalizer);