diff --git a/client/src/com/aerospike/client/exp/BitExp.java b/client/src/com/aerospike/client/exp/BitExp.java
index a92ad5ab1..86be5a14c 100644
--- a/client/src/com/aerospike/client/exp/BitExp.java
+++ b/client/src/com/aerospike/client/exp/BitExp.java
@@ -363,8 +363,7 @@ public static Exp count(Exp bitOffset, Exp bitSize, Exp bin) {
 	 * @param bin			bin or blob value expression
 	 */
 	public static Exp lscan(Exp bitOffset, Exp bitSize, Exp value, Exp bin) {
-		byte[] bytes = Pack.pack(LSCAN, bitOffset, bitSize, value);
-		return addRead(bin, bytes, Exp.Type.INT);
+		return addRead(bin, Pack.pack(LSCAN, bitOffset, bitSize, value), Exp.Type.INT);
 	}
 
 	/**