diff --git a/apm-agent-core/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/impl/transaction/Db.java b/apm-agent-core/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/impl/transaction/Db.java
index 41c6363b4c..f97fdad6c3 100644
--- a/apm-agent-core/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/impl/transaction/Db.java
+++ b/apm-agent-core/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/impl/transaction/Db.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import org.jctools.queues.atomic.MpmcAtomicArrayQueue;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+import java.nio.Buffer;
 import java.nio.CharBuffer;
 
 
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ public CharBuffer createInstance() {
         new Resetter<CharBuffer>() {
             @Override
             public void recycle(CharBuffer object) {
-                object.clear();
+                ((Buffer) object).clear();
             }
         });