diff --git a/common/network-common/src/main/java/org/apache/spark/network/util/TransportFrameDecoder.java b/common/network-common/src/main/java/org/apache/spark/network/util/TransportFrameDecoder.java
index bd1830e6abc86..fcec7dfd0c210 100644
--- a/common/network-common/src/main/java/org/apache/spark/network/util/TransportFrameDecoder.java
+++ b/common/network-common/src/main/java/org/apache/spark/network/util/TransportFrameDecoder.java
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ private ByteBuf decodeNext() throws Exception {
     }
 
     // Otherwise, create a composite buffer.
-    CompositeByteBuf frame = buffers.getFirst().alloc().compositeBuffer();
+    CompositeByteBuf frame = buffers.getFirst().alloc().compositeBuffer(Integer.MAX_VALUE);
     while (remaining > 0) {
       ByteBuf next = nextBufferForFrame(remaining);
       remaining -= next.readableBytes();