diff --git a/buffer/src/main/java/io/netty/buffer/PooledByteBuf.java b/buffer/src/main/java/io/netty/buffer/PooledByteBuf.java
index 18f7ef3d32..a40ae8e098 100644
--- a/buffer/src/main/java/io/netty/buffer/PooledByteBuf.java
+++ b/buffer/src/main/java/io/netty/buffer/PooledByteBuf.java
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ abstract class PooledByteBuf<T> extends AbstractReferenceCountedByteBuf {
             this.handle = -1;
             memory = null;
             chunk.arena.free(chunk, handle);
-            if (ResourceLeakDetector.ENABLED) {
+            if (ResourceLeakDetector.isEnabled()) {
                 leak.close();
             } else {
                 recycle();