diff --git a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/ipc/message/MessageSerializer.java b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/ipc/message/MessageSerializer.java
index 9deb42c498cbb..099103cd178f8 100644
--- a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/ipc/message/MessageSerializer.java
+++ b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/ipc/message/MessageSerializer.java
@@ -701,7 +701,8 @@ public static MessageMetadataResult readMessage(ReadChannel in) throws IOExcepti
           throw new IOException(
               "Unexpected end of stream trying to read message.");
         }
-        messageBuffer.rewind();
+        // see https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/41717 for reason why we cast to java.nio.Buffer
+        ByteBuffer rewindBuffer = (ByteBuffer) ((java.nio.Buffer) messageBuffer).rewind();
 
         // Load the message.
         Message message = Message.getRootAsMessage(messageBuffer);