diff --git a/transport-native-unix-common-tests/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/unix/tests/IovArrayTest.java b/transport-native-unix-common-tests/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/unix/tests/IovArrayTest.java
index e6052fdb15..bff79a49cb 100644
--- a/transport-native-unix-common-tests/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/unix/tests/IovArrayTest.java
+++ b/transport-native-unix-common-tests/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/unix/tests/IovArrayTest.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import io.netty.channel.unix.IovArray;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
 public abstract class IovArrayTest {
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ public abstract class IovArrayTest {
         assertEquals(16, array.size());
         assertTrue(buf.release());
         assertTrue(buf2.release());
+        assertNotEquals(-1, array.memoryAddress(0));
         array.release();
         assertEquals(0, buffer.refCnt());
     }
diff --git a/transport-native-unix-common/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/unix/IovArray.java b/transport-native-unix-common/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/unix/IovArray.java
index 6cf16ac0fc..6071cccc9f 100644
--- a/transport-native-unix-common/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/unix/IovArray.java
+++ b/transport-native-unix-common/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/unix/IovArray.java
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ public final class IovArray implements MessageProcessor {
      * Returns the {@code memoryAddress} for the given {@code offset}.
      */
     public long memoryAddress(int offset) {
-        return memory.memoryAddress() + idx(offset);
+        return memoryAddress + idx(offset);
     }
 
     /**