diff --git a/src/misc/pv/byteBuffer.h b/src/misc/pv/byteBuffer.h
index 0d777c0..ab96ca9 100644
--- a/src/misc/pv/byteBuffer.h
+++ b/src/misc/pv/byteBuffer.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <epicsEndian.h>
 #include <shareLib.h>
 #include <epicsAssert.h>
+#include <compilerDependencies.h>
 
 #include <pv/templateMeta.h>
 #include <pv/pvType.h>
@@ -695,7 +696,7 @@ public:
     EPICS_ALWAYS_INLINE double getDouble (std::size_t  index) { return get<double>(index); }
 
     // TODO remove
-    EPICS_ALWAYS_INLINE const char* getArray() const
+    EPICS_ALWAYS_INLINE const char* getArray() const EPICS_DEPRECATED
     {
         return _buffer;
     }
diff --git a/src/misc/serializeHelper.cpp b/src/misc/serializeHelper.cpp
index f105afb..54e3f7e 100644
--- a/src/misc/serializeHelper.cpp
+++ b/src/misc/serializeHelper.cpp
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ namespace epics {
                 {
                     // entire string is in buffer, simply create a string out of it (copy)
                     std::size_t pos = buffer->getPosition();
-                    string str(buffer->getArray()+pos, size);
+                    string str(buffer->getBuffer()+pos, size);
                     buffer->setPosition(pos+size);
                     return str;
                 }
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ namespace epics {
                         while(true) {
                             std::size_t toRead = min(size-i, buffer->getRemaining());
                             std::size_t pos = buffer->getPosition();
-                            str.append(buffer->getArray()+pos, toRead);
+                            str.append(buffer->getBuffer()+pos, toRead);
                             buffer->setPosition(pos+toRead);
                             i += toRead;
                             if(i<size)