diff --git a/java/memory/src/main/java/io/netty/buffer/ArrowBuf.java b/java/memory/src/main/java/io/netty/buffer/ArrowBuf.java
index e777b5a6a5d..a89b243fd63 100644
--- a/java/memory/src/main/java/io/netty/buffer/ArrowBuf.java
+++ b/java/memory/src/main/java/io/netty/buffer/ArrowBuf.java
@@ -18,19 +18,6 @@
 
 package io.netty.buffer;
 
-import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
-
-import io.netty.util.internal.PlatformDependent;
-
-import org.apache.arrow.memory.AllocationManager.BufferLedger;
-import org.apache.arrow.memory.ArrowByteBufAllocator;
-import org.apache.arrow.memory.BaseAllocator;
-import org.apache.arrow.memory.BaseAllocator.Verbosity;
-import org.apache.arrow.memory.BoundsChecking;
-import org.apache.arrow.memory.BufferAllocator;
-import org.apache.arrow.memory.BufferManager;
-import org.apache.arrow.memory.util.HistoricalLog;
-
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
@@ -42,6 +29,19 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong;
 
+import org.apache.arrow.memory.AllocationManager.BufferLedger;
+import org.apache.arrow.memory.ArrowByteBufAllocator;
+import org.apache.arrow.memory.BaseAllocator;
+import org.apache.arrow.memory.BaseAllocator.Verbosity;
+import org.apache.arrow.memory.BoundsChecking;
+import org.apache.arrow.memory.BufferAllocator;
+import org.apache.arrow.memory.BufferManager;
+import org.apache.arrow.memory.util.HistoricalLog;
+
+import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
+
+import io.netty.util.internal.PlatformDependent;
+
 public final class ArrowBuf extends AbstractByteBuf implements AutoCloseable {
 
   private static final org.slf4j.Logger logger = org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger(ArrowBuf.class);
@@ -245,8 +245,7 @@ public TransferResult transferOwnership(BufferAllocator target) {
 
     final BufferLedger otherLedger = this.ledger.getLedgerForAllocator(target);
     final ArrowBuf newBuf = otherLedger.newArrowBuf(offset, length, null);
-    newBuf.readerIndex(this.readerIndex);
-    newBuf.writerIndex(this.writerIndex);
+    newBuf.setIndex(this.readerIndex, this.writerIndex);
     final boolean allocationFit = this.ledger.transferBalance(otherLedger);
     return new TransferResult(allocationFit, newBuf);
   }