diff --git a/src/io/ipc/write/common_sync.rs b/src/io/ipc/write/common_sync.rs
index 6d3966948de..f20e70faab7 100644
--- a/src/io/ipc/write/common_sync.rs
+++ b/src/io/ipc/write/common_sync.rs
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ use super::common::pad_to_64;
 use super::common::EncodedData;
 
 /// Write a message's IPC data and buffers, returning metadata and buffer data lengths written
-pub fn write_message<W: Write>(writer: &mut W, encoded: EncodedData) -> Result<(usize, usize)> {
+pub fn write_message<W: Write>(writer: &mut W, encoded: &EncodedData) -> Result<(usize, usize)> {
     let arrow_data_len = encoded.arrow_data.len();
 
     let a = 8 - 1;
-    let buffer = encoded.ipc_message;
+    let buffer = &encoded.ipc_message;
     let flatbuf_size = buffer.len();
     let prefix_size = 8;
     let aligned_size = (flatbuf_size + prefix_size + a) & !a;
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ pub fn write_message<W: Write>(writer: &mut W, encoded: EncodedData) -> Result<(
         writer.write_all(&buffer)?;
     }
     // write padding
-    writer.write_all(&vec![0; padding_bytes])?;
+    // aligned to a 8 byte boundary, so maximum is [u8;8]
+    const PADDING_MAX: [u8; 8] = [0u8; 8];
+    writer.write_all(&PADDING_MAX[..padding_bytes])?;
 
     // write arrow data
     let body_len = if arrow_data_len > 0 {
diff --git a/src/io/ipc/write/stream.rs b/src/io/ipc/write/stream.rs
index b6b6c7ac8e4..1d1e5fd7892 100644
--- a/src/io/ipc/write/stream.rs
+++ b/src/io/ipc/write/stream.rs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ impl<W: Write> StreamWriter<W> {
             ipc_message: schema_to_bytes(schema, self.ipc_fields.as_ref().unwrap()),
             arrow_data: vec![],
         };
-        write_message(&mut self.writer, encoded_message)?;
+        write_message(&mut self.writer, &encoded_message)?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -91,10 +91,10 @@ impl<W: Write> StreamWriter<W> {
         )?;
 
         for encoded_dictionary in encoded_dictionaries {
-            write_message(&mut self.writer, encoded_dictionary)?;
+            write_message(&mut self.writer, &encoded_dictionary)?;
         }
 
-        write_message(&mut self.writer, encoded_message)?;
+        write_message(&mut self.writer, &encoded_message)?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
diff --git a/src/io/ipc/write/writer.rs b/src/io/ipc/write/writer.rs
index 600dd92cb67..882faa5cbb9 100644
--- a/src/io/ipc/write/writer.rs
+++ b/src/io/ipc/write/writer.rs
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ impl<W: Write> FileWriter<W> {
             arrow_data: vec![],
         };
 
-        let (meta, data) = write_message(&mut self.writer, encoded_message)?;
+        let (meta, data) = write_message(&mut self.writer, &encoded_message)?;
         self.block_offsets += meta + data + 8; // 8 <=> arrow magic + 2 bytes for alignment
         self.state = State::Started;
         Ok(())
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ impl<W: Write> FileWriter<W> {
 
         // add all dictionaries
         for encoded_dictionary in encoded_dictionaries {
-            let (meta, data) = write_message(&mut self.writer, encoded_dictionary)?;
+            let (meta, data) = write_message(&mut self.writer, &encoded_dictionary)?;
 
             let block = arrow_format::ipc::Block {
                 offset: self.block_offsets as i64,
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ impl<W: Write> FileWriter<W> {
             self.block_offsets += meta + data;
         }
 
-        let (meta, data) = write_message(&mut self.writer, encoded_message)?;
+        let (meta, data) = write_message(&mut self.writer, &encoded_message)?;
         // add a record block for the footer
         let block = arrow_format::ipc::Block {
             offset: self.block_offsets as i64,