diff --git a/src/buffer_compat.cc b/src/buffer_compat.cc
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+++ b/src/buffer_compat.cc
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+
+#include <node.h>
+#include <node_buffer.h>
+#include <node_version.h>
+#include <v8.h>
+#include "buffer_compat.h"
+
+
+#if NODE_MINOR_VERSION < 3
+
+
+char *BufferData(node::Buffer *b) {
+  return b->data();
+}
+
+
+size_t BufferLength(node::Buffer *b) {
+  return b->length();
+}
+
+
+char *BufferData(v8::Local<v8::Object> buf_obj) {
+  v8::HandleScope scope;
+  node::Buffer *buf = node::ObjectWrap::Unwrap<node::Buffer>(buf_obj);
+  return buf->data();
+}
+
+
+size_t BufferLength(v8::Local<v8::Object> buf_obj) {
+  v8::HandleScope scope;
+  node::Buffer *buf = node::ObjectWrap::Unwrap<node::Buffer>(buf_obj);
+  return buf->length();
+}
+
+#else // NODE_VERSION
+
+
+char *BufferData(node::Buffer *b) {
+  return node::Buffer::Data(b->handle_);
+}
+
+
+size_t BufferLength(node::Buffer *b) {
+  return node::Buffer::Length(b->handle_);
+}
+
+
+char *BufferData(v8::Local<v8::Object> buf_obj) {
+  v8::HandleScope scope;
+  return node::Buffer::Data(buf_obj);
+}
+
+
+size_t BufferLength(v8::Local<v8::Object> buf_obj) {
+  v8::HandleScope scope;
+  return node::Buffer::Length(buf_obj);
+}
+
+#endif // NODE_VERSION
diff --git a/src/buffer_compat.h b/src/buffer_compat.h
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+++ b/src/buffer_compat.h
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+
+#ifndef buffer_compat_h
+#define buffer_compat_h
+
+#include <node.h>
+#include <node_buffer.h>
+#include <v8.h>
+
+char *BufferData(node::Buffer *b);
+size_t BufferLength(node::Buffer *b);
+
+char *BufferData(v8::Local<v8::Object> buf_obj);
+size_t BufferLength(v8::Local<v8::Object> buf_obj);
+
+
+#endif  // buffer_compat_h