diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/sun/nio/ch/IOUtil.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/sun/nio/ch/IOUtil.java
index 55522fd717d..d86d6decb14 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/sun/nio/ch/IOUtil.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/sun/nio/ch/IOUtil.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2000, 2022, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2000, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ public final class IOUtil {
                     vec.clearRefs(j);
                 }
             }
+            vec.release();
         }
     }
 
@@ -470,6 +471,7 @@ public final class IOUtil {
                     vec.clearRefs(j);
                 }
             }
+            vec.release();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/sun/nio/ch/IOVecWrapper.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/sun/nio/ch/IOVecWrapper.java
index d33d7f55d0b..1c78e45a2d8 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/sun/nio/ch/IOVecWrapper.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/sun/nio/ch/IOVecWrapper.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2000, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2000, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -26,9 +26,7 @@
 package sun.nio.ch;
 
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
-
-import jdk.internal.misc.CarrierThreadLocal;
-import jdk.internal.ref.CleanerFactory;
+import jdk.internal.misc.TerminatingThreadLocal;
 
 /**
  * Manipulates a native array of iovec structs on Solaris:
@@ -71,18 +69,20 @@ class IOVecWrapper {
     // Address size in bytes
     static final int addressSize;
 
-    private static class Deallocator implements Runnable {
-        private final AllocatedNativeObject obj;
-        Deallocator(AllocatedNativeObject obj) {
-            this.obj = obj;
-        }
-        public void run() {
-            obj.free();
-        }
-    }
-
     // per carrier-thread IOVecWrapper
-    private static final CarrierThreadLocal<IOVecWrapper> cached = new CarrierThreadLocal<>();
+    private static final TerminatingThreadLocal<IOVecWrapper[]> IOV_CACHE = new TerminatingThreadLocal<>() {
+        @Override
+        protected IOVecWrapper[] initialValue() {
+            return new IOVecWrapper[1];  // one slot cache
+        }
+        @Override
+        protected void threadTerminated(IOVecWrapper[] cache) {
+            IOVecWrapper wrapper = cache[0];
+            if (wrapper != null) {
+                wrapper.vecArray.free();
+            }
+        }
+    };
 
     private IOVecWrapper(int size) {
         this.size      = size;
@@ -95,18 +95,28 @@ class IOVecWrapper {
     }
 
     static IOVecWrapper get(int size) {
-        IOVecWrapper wrapper = cached.get();
-        if (wrapper != null && wrapper.size < size) {
-            // not big enough; eagerly release memory
-            wrapper.vecArray.free();
-            wrapper = null;
+        IOVecWrapper[] cache = IOV_CACHE.get();
+        IOVecWrapper wrapper = cache[0];
+        if (wrapper != null) {
+            cache[0] = null;
+            if (wrapper.size < size) {
+                // not big enough; eagerly release memory
+                wrapper.vecArray.free();
+                wrapper = null;
+            }
         }
+        return (wrapper != null) ? wrapper : new IOVecWrapper(size);
+    }
+
+    void release() {
+        IOVecWrapper[] cache = IOV_CACHE.get();
+        IOVecWrapper wrapper = cache[0];
         if (wrapper == null) {
-            wrapper = new IOVecWrapper(size);
-            CleanerFactory.cleaner().register(wrapper, new Deallocator(wrapper.vecArray));
-            cached.set(wrapper);
+            cache[0] = this;
+        } else {
+            // slot already used
+            vecArray.free();
         }
-        return wrapper;
     }
 
     void setBuffer(int i, ByteBuffer buf, int pos, int rem) {