diff --git a/codec/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/OutputMessageBuf.java b/codec/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/OutputMessageBuf.java
index 34b4013ac0..5491853cbd 100644
--- a/codec/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/OutputMessageBuf.java
+++ b/codec/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/OutputMessageBuf.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import io.netty.buffer.MessageBuf;
 import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandlerContext;
 
 final class OutputMessageBuf extends DefaultMessageBuf<Object> {
-    private int byteBufCnt;
 
     private static final ThreadLocal<OutputMessageBuf> output =
             new ThreadLocal<OutputMessageBuf>() {
@@ -44,6 +43,8 @@ final class OutputMessageBuf extends DefaultMessageBuf<Object> {
         return output.get();
     }
 
+    private int byteBufCnt;
+
     private OutputMessageBuf() {
         super(2);
     }