diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/scala/util/parsing/input/CharArrayReader.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/scala/util/parsing/input/CharArrayReader.scala
index 0469cd11..ae0628b0 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala/scala/util/parsing/input/CharArrayReader.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/scala/util/parsing/input/CharArrayReader.scala
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ object CharArrayReader {
  * @param chars  an array of characters
  * @param index  starting offset into the array; the first element returned will be `source(index)`
  */
-class CharArrayReader(chars: Array[Char], index: Int) extends CharSequenceReader(chars, index) {
-
+class CharArrayReader(chars: Array[Char], index: Int) extends CharSequenceReader(java.nio.CharBuffer.wrap(chars), index) {
   def this(chars: Array[Char]) = this(chars, 0)
-
 }
diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/scala/util/parsing/input/PagedSeqReader.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/scala/util/parsing/input/PagedSeqReader.scala
index 85a7e209..4bdd7fd0 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala/scala/util/parsing/input/PagedSeqReader.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/scala/util/parsing/input/PagedSeqReader.scala
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class PagedSeqReader(seq: PagedSeq[Char],
                      override val offset: Int) extends Reader[Char] { outer =>
   import PagedSeqReader._
 
-  override val source: java.lang.CharSequence = seq
+  override val source: java.lang.CharSequence = new SeqCharSequence(seq)
 
   /** Construct a `PagedSeqReader` with its first element at
    *  `source(0)` and position `(1,1)`.
diff --git a/shared/src/test/scala/scala/util/parsing/combinator/t7483.scala b/shared/src/test/scala/scala/util/parsing/combinator/t7483.scala
index 55056c27..07cfe395 100644
--- a/shared/src/test/scala/scala/util/parsing/combinator/t7483.scala
+++ b/shared/src/test/scala/scala/util/parsing/combinator/t7483.scala
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import org.junit.Assert.assertEquals
 
 class t7483 {
   val s = "foo\nbar"
-  val reader = new CharSequenceReader(s.toCharArray(), 0)
+  val reader = new CharSequenceReader(s, 0)
   val p = reader.pos.asInstanceOf[OffsetPosition]
 
   @Test