diff --git a/mllib/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/mllib/api/python/PythonMLLibAPI.scala b/mllib/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/mllib/api/python/PythonMLLibAPI.scala
index f3656f62c753afb62da43f01654c19df643dfb90..efc0eb935376bf0ffa5686e19240239679ba55e1 100644
--- a/mllib/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/mllib/api/python/PythonMLLibAPI.scala
+++ b/mllib/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/mllib/api/python/PythonMLLibAPI.scala
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ class PythonMLLibAPI extends Serializable {
     bb.order(ByteOrder.nativeOrder())
     val user = bb.getInt()
     val product = bb.getInt()
-    val rating = bb.getDouble
+    val rating = bb.getDouble()
     new Rating(user, product, rating)
   }