diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 22438da..054c8d3 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ function SafeBuffer (arg, encodingOrOffset, length) {
   return Buffer(arg, encodingOrOffset, length)
 }
 
+SafeBuffer.prototype = Object.create(Buffer.prototype)
+
 // Copy static methods from Buffer
 copyProps(Buffer, SafeBuffer)