diff --git a/arrow-flight/src/decode.rs b/arrow-flight/src/decode.rs
index 1f64924932d4..3460bf7080e9 100644
--- a/arrow-flight/src/decode.rs
+++ b/arrow-flight/src/decode.rs
@@ -308,12 +308,14 @@ impl FlightDataDecoder {
                     )
                 })?;
 
-                arrow_ipc::reader::read_dictionary(
+                arrow_ipc::reader::read_dictionary_impl(
                     &buffer,
                     dictionary_batch,
                     &state.schema,
                     &mut state.dictionaries_by_field,
                     &message.version(),
+                    false,
+                    self.skip_validation.clone(),
                 )
                 .map_err(|e| {
                     FlightError::DecodeError(format!("Error decoding ipc dictionary: {e}"))
diff --git a/arrow-ipc/src/reader.rs b/arrow-ipc/src/reader.rs
index e6f45c4cd075..dda655504658 100644
--- a/arrow-ipc/src/reader.rs
+++ b/arrow-ipc/src/reader.rs
@@ -798,7 +798,8 @@ pub fn read_dictionary(
     )
 }
 
-fn read_dictionary_impl(
+/// Low-level version of [`read_dictionary`] with alignment and validation controls
+pub fn read_dictionary_impl(
     buf: &Buffer,
     batch: crate::DictionaryBatch,
     schema: &Schema,