diff --git a/fsl/data/gifti.py b/fsl/data/gifti.py
index abd41f7d43e468136c08be7e418ec8cbdb0bda9f..aa8b20ed7b8cedf7a168c901458f0aa85e8d770e 100644
--- a/fsl/data/gifti.py
+++ b/fsl/data/gifti.py
@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@ def loadGiftiMesh(filename):
         raise ValueError('{}: GIFTI surface files must contain '
                          'at least one pointset array'.format(filename))
 
-    vertices = [np.array(ps.data) for ps in pointsets]
-    indices  = np.array(triangles[0].data)
+    vertices = [ps.data for ps in pointsets]
+    indices  = triangles[0].data
 
     if len(vdata) == 0: vdata = None
     else:               vdata = prepareGiftiVertexData(vdata, filename)