diff --git a/util/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/oer/its/ieee1609dot2/basetypes/EccP256CurvePoint.java b/util/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/oer/its/ieee1609dot2/basetypes/EccP256CurvePoint.java
index 9dcdc6dd31..fa6e4205e4 100644
--- a/util/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/oer/its/ieee1609dot2/basetypes/EccP256CurvePoint.java
+++ b/util/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/oer/its/ieee1609dot2/basetypes/EccP256CurvePoint.java
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ else if (encoded[0] == 0x03)
             choice = compressedY1;
         }
         byte[] copy = new byte[encoded.length - 1];
-        System.arraycopy(encoded, 0, copy, 0, copy.length);
+        System.arraycopy(encoded, 1, copy, 0, copy.length);
         return new EccP256CurvePoint(choice, new DEROctetString(copy));
     }