diff --git a/libs/binder/IPCThreadState.cpp b/libs/binder/IPCThreadState.cpp
index b50cfb3..bfcf39a 100644
--- a/libs/binder/IPCThreadState.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/IPCThreadState.cpp
@@ -1318,6 +1318,13 @@
                 LOG_ONEWAY("Sending reply to %d!", mCallingPid);
                 if (error < NO_ERROR) reply.setError(error);
 
+                // b/238777741: clear buffer before we send the reply.
+                // Otherwise, there is a race where the client may
+                // receive the reply and send another transaction
+                // here and the space used by this transaction won't
+                // be freed for the client.
+                buffer.setDataSize(0);
+
                 constexpr uint32_t kForwardReplyFlags = TF_CLEAR_BUF;
                 sendReply(reply, (tr.flags & kForwardReplyFlags));
             } else {