diff --git a/transport-sctp/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/sctp/DefaultSctpChannelConfig.java b/transport-sctp/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/sctp/DefaultSctpChannelConfig.java
index 8e7c2ffb22..fd9e868215 100644
--- a/transport-sctp/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/sctp/DefaultSctpChannelConfig.java
+++ b/transport-sctp/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/sctp/DefaultSctpChannelConfig.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import io.netty.channel.RecvByteBufAllocator;
 import io.netty.util.internal.PlatformDependent;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import static io.netty.channel.sctp.SctpChannelOption.*;
@@ -87,7 +88,8 @@ public class DefaultSctpChannelConfig extends DefaultChannelConfig implements Sc
         } else if (option == SCTP_NODELAY) {
             setSctpNoDelay((Boolean) value);
         } else if (option == SCTP_INIT_MAXSTREAMS) {
-            setInitMaxStreams((SctpStandardSocketOptions.InitMaxStreams) value);
+            List<Integer> minMax = (List<Integer>) value;
+            setInitMaxStreams(SctpStandardSocketOptions.InitMaxStreams.create(minMax.get(0), minMax.get(1)));
         } else {
             return super.setOption(option, value);
         }