diff --git a/Spigot-Server-Patches/Optimize-NibbleArray-to-use-pooled-buffers.patch b/Spigot-Server-Patches/Optimize-NibbleArray-to-use-pooled-buffers.patch
index 92d8ac873..f90c88f20 100644
--- a/Spigot-Server-Patches/Optimize-NibbleArray-to-use-pooled-buffers.patch
+++ b/Spigot-Server-Patches/Optimize-NibbleArray-to-use-pooled-buffers.patch
@@ -151,12 +151,16 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..00000000000000000000000000000000
  
      public PacketPlayOutLightUpdate() {}
 +    // Paper start
-+    private final java.util.List<byte[]> usedBytes = new java.util.ArrayList<>();
++    private java.util.List<byte[]> usedBytes = new java.util.ArrayList<>();
 +
 +    @Override
-+    public void onPacketDone() {
-+        usedBytes.forEach(NibbleArray::releaseBytes);
-+        usedBytes.clear();
++    public void finalize() throws Throwable {
++        try {
++            usedBytes.forEach(NibbleArray::releaseBytes);
++            usedBytes.clear();
++        } finally {
++            super.finalize();
++        }
 +    }
 +    // Paper end