diff --git a/include/nlohmann/json.hpp b/include/nlohmann/json.hpp
index f2420dad..f85e8e47 100644
--- a/include/nlohmann/json.hpp
+++ b/include/nlohmann/json.hpp
@@ -6310,7 +6310,7 @@ class basic_json
                     return (lhs.m_value.number_float) < (rhs.m_value.number_float);
 
                 case value_t::binary:
-                    return (lhs.m_value.binary) < (rhs.m_value.binary);
+                    return (*lhs.m_value.binary) < (*rhs.m_value.binary);
 
                 default:
                     return false;
diff --git a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
index f107723a..a1bf8c8b 100644
--- a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
+++ b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
@@ -21817,7 +21817,7 @@ class basic_json
                     return (lhs.m_value.number_float) < (rhs.m_value.number_float);
 
                 case value_t::binary:
-                    return (lhs.m_value.binary) < (rhs.m_value.binary);
+                    return (*lhs.m_value.binary) < (*rhs.m_value.binary);
 
                 default:
                     return false;