diff --git a/templates/jvm.options.j2 b/templates/jvm.options.j2
index 98327824..bde18afa 100644
--- a/templates/jvm.options.j2
+++ b/templates/jvm.options.j2
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@
 -Dio.netty.noUnsafe=true
 -Dio.netty.noKeySetOptimization=true
 -Dio.netty.recycler.maxCapacityPerThread=0
+{% if es_version is version('7.4.0', '>=')  %}
+-Dio.netty.allocator.numDirectArenas=0
+{% endif %}
 
 # log4j 2
 -Dlog4j.shutdownHookEnabled=false