diff --git a/obex/javax/obex/ServerOperation.java b/obex/javax/obex/ServerOperation.java
index 07a3a53482ea5..d1476d271cfcc 100644
--- a/obex/javax/obex/ServerOperation.java
+++ b/obex/javax/obex/ServerOperation.java
@@ -397,11 +397,13 @@ public final class ServerOperation implements Operation, BaseStream {
                     && (headerID != ObexHelper.OBEX_OPCODE_GET_FINAL)) {
 
                 if (length > 3) {
-                    byte[] temp = new byte[length];
+                    byte[] temp = new byte[length - 3];
+                    // First three bytes already read, compensating for this
                     bytesReceived = mInput.read(temp);
 
-                    while (bytesReceived != length) {
-                        bytesReceived += mInput.read(temp, bytesReceived, length - bytesReceived);
+                    while (bytesReceived != temp.length) {
+                        bytesReceived += mInput.read(temp, bytesReceived,
+                                temp.length - bytesReceived);
                     }
                 }