diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/ByteBufferBackedChannelBuffer.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/ByteBufferBackedChannelBuffer.java
index bee0bcfe24..928ff84779 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/ByteBufferBackedChannelBuffer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/ByteBufferBackedChannelBuffer.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import java.nio.charset.UnsupportedCharsetException;
 public class ByteBufferBackedChannelBuffer extends AbstractChannelBuffer {
 
     private final ByteBuffer buffer;
+    private final ByteOrder order;
     private final int capacity;
 
     /**
@@ -50,13 +51,15 @@ public class ByteBufferBackedChannelBuffer extends AbstractChannelBuffer {
             throw new NullPointerException("buffer");
         }
 
-        this.buffer = buffer.slice().order(buffer.order());
+        order = buffer.order();
+        this.buffer = buffer.slice().order(order);
         capacity = buffer.remaining();
         writerIndex(capacity);
     }
 
     private ByteBufferBackedChannelBuffer(ByteBufferBackedChannelBuffer buffer) {
         this.buffer = buffer.buffer;
+        order = buffer.order;
         capacity = buffer.capacity;
         setIndex(buffer.readerIndex(), buffer.writerIndex());
     }
@@ -70,7 +73,7 @@ public class ByteBufferBackedChannelBuffer extends AbstractChannelBuffer {
     }
 
     public ByteOrder order() {
-        return buffer.order();
+        return order;
     }
 
     public int capacity() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/ChannelBuffers.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/ChannelBuffers.java
index e7c869810e..4094212f72 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/ChannelBuffers.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/ChannelBuffers.java
@@ -285,8 +285,8 @@ public class ChannelBuffers {
 
     /**
      * Creates a new buffer which wraps the specified NIO buffer's current
-     * slice.  A modification on the specified buffer's content and endianness
-     * will be visible to the returned buffer.
+     * slice.  A modification on the specified buffer's content will be
+     * visible to the returned buffer.
      */
     public static ChannelBuffer wrappedBuffer(ByteBuffer buffer) {
         if (!buffer.hasRemaining()) {