diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
index eeca8ec4f4..af8df7fb71 100755
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
@@ -1590,7 +1590,7 @@ void MyAvatar::loadAvatarEntityDataFromSettings() {
                     OctreeElement::AppendState appendState = entity->appendEntityData(&packetData, params, extra);
                     if (appendState == OctreeElement::COMPLETED) {
                         // only remember an AvatarEntity that successfully loads and can be packed
-                        QByteArray tempArray = QByteArray::fromRawData((const char*)packetData.getUncompressedData(), packetData.getUncompressedSize());
+                        QByteArray tempArray((const char*)packetData.getUncompressedData(), packetData.getUncompressedSize());
                         storeAvatarEntityDataPayload(entityID, tempArray);
                         _avatarEntityStrings[entityID] = _avatarEntityDataSettings[i].get();
                     }
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityEditPacketSender.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/EntityEditPacketSender.cpp
index 40dd26a467..eca431b565 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityEditPacketSender.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityEditPacketSender.cpp
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ void EntityEditPacketSender::queueEditAvatarEntityMessage(EntityTreePointer enti
         return;
     }
 
-    QByteArray tempArray = QByteArray::fromRawData((const char*)packetData.getUncompressedData(), packetData.getUncompressedSize());
+    QByteArray tempArray((const char*)packetData.getUncompressedData(), packetData.getUncompressedSize());
     _myAvatar->storeAvatarEntityDataPayload(entityItemID, tempArray);
 }