diff --git a/dexlib2/src/main/java/org/jf/dexlib2/dexbacked/instruction/DexBackedPackedSwitchPayload.java b/dexlib2/src/main/java/org/jf/dexlib2/dexbacked/instruction/DexBackedPackedSwitchPayload.java
index 5e592c04..03728ee5 100644
--- a/dexlib2/src/main/java/org/jf/dexlib2/dexbacked/instruction/DexBackedPackedSwitchPayload.java
+++ b/dexlib2/src/main/java/org/jf/dexlib2/dexbacked/instruction/DexBackedPackedSwitchPayload.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class DexBackedPackedSwitchPayload implements PackedSwitchPayload {
         this.dexBuf = dexBuf;
         this.instructionOffset = instructionOffset;
 
-        this.elementCount = dexBuf.readByte(instructionOffset + ELEMENT_COUNT_OFFSET);
+        this.elementCount = dexBuf.readUshort(instructionOffset + ELEMENT_COUNT_OFFSET);
     }
 
     @Nonnull