diff --git a/android/examples/OpenGL/Shaders/LowLevelGL/LowLevelGL.pde b/android/examples/OpenGL/Shaders/LowLevelGL/LowLevelGL.pde
index a8f9ef4fb..d046d6690 100644
--- a/android/examples/OpenGL/Shaders/LowLevelGL/LowLevelGL.pde
+++ b/android/examples/OpenGL/Shaders/LowLevelGL/LowLevelGL.pde
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ void setup() {
   flatShader = getShader(PShader.FLAT);
 
   vertices = new float[12];
-  vertData = PGL.allocateDirectFloatBuffer(12);
+  vertData = allocateDirectFloatBuffer(12);
 
   colors = new float[12];
-  colorData = PGL.allocateDirectFloatBuffer(12);
+  colorData = allocateDirectFloatBuffer(12);
 }
 
 void draw() {
@@ -100,3 +100,7 @@ void updateGeometry() {
   colorData.put(colors);
   colorData.position(0);  
 }
+
+FloatBuffer allocateDirectFloatBuffer(int n) {
+  return ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(n * Float.SIZE/8).order(ByteOrder.nativeOrder()).asFloatBuffer();
+}
diff --git a/java/examples/OpenGL/Shaders/LowLevelGL/LowLevelGL.pde b/java/examples/OpenGL/Shaders/LowLevelGL/LowLevelGL.pde
index b1a4327d3..4ea2b7ce4 100644
--- a/java/examples/OpenGL/Shaders/LowLevelGL/LowLevelGL.pde
+++ b/java/examples/OpenGL/Shaders/LowLevelGL/LowLevelGL.pde
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // Draws a triangle using low-level OpenGL calls.
-import java.nio.FloatBuffer;
+import java.nio.*;
 
 PGraphicsOpenGL pg;
 PGL pgl;
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ void setup() {
   flatShader = getShader(PShader.FLAT);
 
   vertices = new float[12];
-  vertData = PGL.allocateDirectFloatBuffer(12);
+  vertData = allocateDirectFloatBuffer(12);
 
   colors = new float[12];
-  colorData = PGL.allocateDirectFloatBuffer(12);
+  colorData = allocateDirectFloatBuffer(12);
 }
 
 void draw() {
@@ -100,3 +100,7 @@ void updateGeometry() {
   colorData.put(colors);
   colorData.position(0);  
 }
+
+FloatBuffer allocateDirectFloatBuffer(int n) {
+  return ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(n * Float.SIZE/8).order(ByteOrder.nativeOrder()).asFloatBuffer();
+}