diff --git a/BinaryObjectScanner/Scanner.cs b/BinaryObjectScanner/Scanner.cs
index ff2c2d1d..bc3fb2b5 100644
--- a/BinaryObjectScanner/Scanner.cs
+++ b/BinaryObjectScanner/Scanner.cs
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ namespace BinaryObjectScanner
             try
             {
                 // Get the first 16 bytes for matching
-                byte[] magic = new byte[16];
+                byte[] magic;
                 try
                 {
                     magic = stream.ReadBytes(16);