diff --git a/lib/assert.js b/lib/assert.js
index ba316d38ff..8a316ffa79 100644
--- a/lib/assert.js
+++ b/lib/assert.js
@@ -180,8 +180,12 @@ function _deepEqual(actual, expected, strict, memos) {
              pToString(actual) === pToString(expected) &&
              !(actual instanceof Float32Array ||
                actual instanceof Float64Array)) {
-    return compare(Buffer.from(actual.buffer),
-                   Buffer.from(expected.buffer)) === 0;
+    return compare(Buffer.from(actual.buffer,
+                               actual.byteOffset,
+                               actual.byteLength),
+                   Buffer.from(expected.buffer,
+                               expected.byteOffset,
+                               expected.byteLength)) === 0;
 
   // 7.5 For all other Object pairs, including Array objects, equivalence is
   // determined by having the same number of owned properties (as verified