diff --git a/classpath/java/nio/ByteBuffer.java b/classpath/java/nio/ByteBuffer.java
index 73da8fbc78..47eec8c1dc 100644
--- a/classpath/java/nio/ByteBuffer.java
+++ b/classpath/java/nio/ByteBuffer.java
@@ -173,6 +173,10 @@ public abstract class ByteBuffer
     return this;
   }
 
+  public byte get() {
+    return get(position++);
+  }
+
   public byte get(int position) {
     checkGet(position, 1);
     return doGet(position);