diff --git a/codec-http/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http/HttpObjectEncoder.java b/codec-http/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http/HttpObjectEncoder.java
index 3819a158bd..1bf24bfb67 100644
--- a/codec-http/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http/HttpObjectEncoder.java
+++ b/codec-http/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http/HttpObjectEncoder.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public abstract class HttpObjectEncoder<H extends HttpMessage> extends MessageTo
     private static final byte[] ZERO_CRLF = { '0', CR, LF };
     private static final byte[] ZERO_CRLF_CRLF = { '0', CR, LF, CR, LF };
     private static final byte[] HEADER_SEPARATOR = { COLON, SP };
-    private static final ByteBuf CRLF_BUF = unreleasableBuffer(directBuffer(ZERO_CRLF.length).writeBytes(ZERO_CRLF));
+    private static final ByteBuf CRLF_BUF = unreleasableBuffer(directBuffer(CRLF.length).writeBytes(CRLF));
     private static final ByteBuf ZERO_CRLF_CRLF_BUF = unreleasableBuffer(directBuffer(ZERO_CRLF_CRLF.length)
             .writeBytes(ZERO_CRLF_CRLF));