diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/shyiko/mysql/binlog/event/deserialization/EventHeaderV4Deserializer.java b/src/main/java/com/github/shyiko/mysql/binlog/event/deserialization/EventHeaderV4Deserializer.java
index a3384df5..2d8bcdd8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/shyiko/mysql/binlog/event/deserialization/EventHeaderV4Deserializer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/shyiko/mysql/binlog/event/deserialization/EventHeaderV4Deserializer.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public EventHeaderV4 deserialize(ByteArrayInputStream inputStream) throws IOExce
         header.setTimestamp(inputStream.readLong(4) * 1000L);
         header.setEventType(getEventType(inputStream.readInteger(1)));
         header.setServerId(inputStream.readLong(4));
-        header.setEventLength(inputStream.readInteger(4));
+        header.setEventLength(inputStream.readLong(4));
         header.setNextPosition(inputStream.readLong(4));
         header.setFlags(inputStream.readInteger(2));
         return header;