diff --git a/dexlib2/src/main/java/org/jf/dexlib2/dexbacked/DexBuffer.java b/dexlib2/src/main/java/org/jf/dexlib2/dexbacked/DexBuffer.java
index 78a1d68a..cb495fcc 100644
--- a/dexlib2/src/main/java/org/jf/dexlib2/dexbacked/DexBuffer.java
+++ b/dexlib2/src/main/java/org/jf/dexlib2/dexbacked/DexBuffer.java
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ public class DexBuffer {
         int fieldOffset = getFieldIdItemOffset(fieldIndex);
         String className = getType(readUshort(fieldOffset + FIELD_CLASS_IDX_OFFSET));
         String fieldType = getType(readUshort(fieldOffset + FIELD_TYPE_IDX_OFFSET));
-        String fieldName = getString(readUshort(fieldOffset + FIELD_NAME_IDX_OFFSET));
+        String fieldName = getString(readSmallUint(fieldOffset + FIELD_NAME_IDX_OFFSET));
 
         StringBuilder sb = localStringBuilder.get();
         sb.setLength(0);