diff --git a/spring-core/src/testFixtures/java/org/springframework/core/testfixture/io/buffer/AbstractDataBufferAllocatingTests.java b/spring-core/src/testFixtures/java/org/springframework/core/testfixture/io/buffer/AbstractDataBufferAllocatingTests.java
index 41e11653b08..aaa48bff519 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/testFixtures/java/org/springframework/core/testfixture/io/buffer/AbstractDataBufferAllocatingTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/testFixtures/java/org/springframework/core/testfixture/io/buffer/AbstractDataBufferAllocatingTests.java
@@ -159,11 +159,12 @@ public abstract class AbstractDataBufferAllocatingTests {
 					new NettyDataBufferFactory(new UnpooledByteBufAllocator(true))),
 			arguments("NettyDataBufferFactory - UnpooledByteBufAllocator - preferDirect = false",
 					new NettyDataBufferFactory(new UnpooledByteBufAllocator(false))),
-			// disable caching for reliable leak detection, see https://github.com/netty/netty/issues/5275
+			// 1) Disable caching for reliable leak detection, see https://github.com/netty/netty/issues/5275
+			// 2) maxOrder is 4 (vs default 11) but can be increased if necessary
 			arguments("NettyDataBufferFactory - PooledByteBufAllocator - preferDirect = true",
-					new NettyDataBufferFactory(new PooledByteBufAllocator(true, 1, 1, 4096, 2, 0, 0, 0, true))),
+					new NettyDataBufferFactory(new PooledByteBufAllocator(true, 1, 1, 4096, 4, 0, 0, 0, true))),
 			arguments("NettyDataBufferFactory - PooledByteBufAllocator - preferDirect = false",
-					new NettyDataBufferFactory(new PooledByteBufAllocator(false, 1, 1, 4096, 2, 0, 0, 0, true))),
+					new NettyDataBufferFactory(new PooledByteBufAllocator(false, 1, 1, 4096, 4, 0, 0, 0, true))),
 			arguments("DefaultDataBufferFactory - preferDirect = true",
 					new DefaultDataBufferFactory(true)),
 			arguments("DefaultDataBufferFactory - preferDirect = false",