diff --git a/jre_lwjgl3glfw/src/main/java/org/lwjgl/glfw/GLFW.java b/jre_lwjgl3glfw/src/main/java/org/lwjgl/glfw/GLFW.java
index 7d16e1e48..63bc283fd 100644
--- a/jre_lwjgl3glfw/src/main/java/org/lwjgl/glfw/GLFW.java
+++ b/jre_lwjgl3glfw/src/main/java/org/lwjgl/glfw/GLFW.java
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ import java.util.*;
 
 public class GLFW
 {
-	static FloatBuffer joystickData;
-	static ByteBuffer buttonData;
+	static FloatBuffer joystickData = (FloatBuffer)FloatBuffer.allocate(8).flip();
+	static ByteBuffer buttonData = (ByteBuffer)ByteBuffer.allocate(8).flip();
     /** The major version number of the GLFW library. This is incremented when the API is changed in non-compatible ways. */
     public static final int GLFW_VERSION_MAJOR = 3;