diff --git a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/ChannelOutboundBuffer.java b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/ChannelOutboundBuffer.java
index 155d73f35e..d3a934a829 100644
--- a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/ChannelOutboundBuffer.java
+++ b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/ChannelOutboundBuffer.java
@@ -434,21 +434,9 @@ public final class ChannelOutboundBuffer {
                         }
                         nioBuffers[nioBufferCount++] = nioBuf;
                     } else {
-                        ByteBuffer[] nioBufs = entry.bufs;
-                        if (nioBufs == null) {
-                            // cached ByteBuffers as they may be expensive to create in terms
-                            // of Object allocation
-                            entry.bufs = nioBufs = buf.nioBuffers();
-                        }
-                        for (int i = 0; i < nioBufs.length && nioBufferCount < maxCount; ++i) {
-                            ByteBuffer nioBuf = nioBufs[i];
-                            if (nioBuf == null) {
-                                break;
-                            } else if (!nioBuf.hasRemaining()) {
-                                continue;
-                            }
-                            nioBuffers[nioBufferCount++] = nioBuf;
-                        }
+                        // The code exists in an extra method to ensure the method is not too big to inline as this
+                        // branch is not very likely to get hit very frequently.
+                        nioBufferCount = nioBuffers(entry, buf, nioBuffers, nioBufferCount, maxCount);
                     }
                     if (nioBufferCount == maxCount) {
                         break;
@@ -463,6 +451,25 @@ public final class ChannelOutboundBuffer {
         return nioBuffers;
     }
 
+    private static int nioBuffers(Entry entry, ByteBuf buf, ByteBuffer[] nioBuffers, int nioBufferCount, int maxCount) {
+        ByteBuffer[] nioBufs = entry.bufs;
+        if (nioBufs == null) {
+            // cached ByteBuffers as they may be expensive to create in terms
+            // of Object allocation
+            entry.bufs = nioBufs = buf.nioBuffers();
+        }
+        for (int i = 0; i < nioBufs.length && nioBufferCount < maxCount; ++i) {
+            ByteBuffer nioBuf = nioBufs[i];
+            if (nioBuf == null) {
+                break;
+            } else if (!nioBuf.hasRemaining()) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            nioBuffers[nioBufferCount++] = nioBuf;
+        }
+        return nioBufferCount;
+    }
+
     private static ByteBuffer[] expandNioBufferArray(ByteBuffer[] array, int neededSpace, int size) {
         int newCapacity = array.length;
         do {
diff --git a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/nio/NioEventLoop.java b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/nio/NioEventLoop.java
index f1aed11bc4..539ac81d37 100644
--- a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/nio/NioEventLoop.java
+++ b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/nio/NioEventLoop.java
@@ -793,17 +793,9 @@ public final class NioEventLoop extends SingleThreadEventLoop {
                     selectCnt = 1;
                 } else if (SELECTOR_AUTO_REBUILD_THRESHOLD > 0 &&
                         selectCnt >= SELECTOR_AUTO_REBUILD_THRESHOLD) {
-                    // The selector returned prematurely many times in a row.
-                    // Rebuild the selector to work around the problem.
-                    logger.warn(
-                            "Selector.select() returned prematurely {} times in a row; rebuilding Selector {}.",
-                            selectCnt, selector);
-
-                    rebuildSelector();
-                    selector = this.selector;
-
-                    // Select again to populate selectedKeys.
-                    selector.selectNow();
+                    // The code exists in an extra method to ensure the method is not too big to inline as this
+                    // branch is not very likely to get hit very frequently.
+                    selector = selectRebuildSelector(selectCnt);
                     selectCnt = 1;
                     break;
                 }
@@ -826,6 +818,21 @@ public final class NioEventLoop extends SingleThreadEventLoop {
         }
     }
 
+    private Selector selectRebuildSelector(int selectCnt) throws IOException {
+        // The selector returned prematurely many times in a row.
+        // Rebuild the selector to work around the problem.
+        logger.warn(
+                "Selector.select() returned prematurely {} times in a row; rebuilding Selector {}.",
+                selectCnt, selector);
+
+        rebuildSelector();
+        Selector selector = this.selector;
+
+        // Select again to populate selectedKeys.
+        selector.selectNow();
+        return selector;
+    }
+
     private void selectAgain() {
         needsToSelectAgain = false;
         try {