diff --git a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/socket/nio/SelectorUtil.java b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/socket/nio/SelectorUtil.java
index 51c8bbaa8c..2e7f501ed1 100644
--- a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/socket/nio/SelectorUtil.java
+++ b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/socket/nio/SelectorUtil.java
@@ -28,6 +28,24 @@ final class SelectorUtil {
 
     static final int DEFAULT_IO_THREADS = Runtime.getRuntime().availableProcessors() * 2;
 
+    // Workaround for JDK NIO bug.
+    //
+    // See: 
+    // - http://bugs.sun.com/view_bug.do?bug_id=6427854
+    // - https://github.com/netty/netty/issues/203
+    static {
+        String key = "sun.nio.ch.bugLevel";
+        try {
+            String buglevel = System.getProperty(key);
+            if (buglevel == null) {
+                System.setProperty(key, "");
+            }
+        } catch (SecurityException e) {
+            if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+                logger.debug("Unable to get/set System Property '" + key + "'", e);
+            }
+        }
+    }
     static void select(Selector selector) throws IOException {
         try {
             selector.select(500);