diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Png/PngEncoderCore.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Png/PngEncoderCore.cs
index ab6d09348..2980782a6 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Png/PngEncoderCore.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Png/PngEncoderCore.cs
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ namespace ImageSharp.Formats
         /// </summary>
         private readonly byte[] chunkDataBuffer = new byte[16];
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Reusable crc for validating chunks.
+        /// </summary>
+        private readonly Crc32 crc = new Crc32();
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Contains the raw pixel data from an indexed image.
         /// </summary>
@@ -717,15 +722,15 @@ namespace ImageSharp.Formats
                 stream.Write(data, offset, length);
             }
 
-            Crc32 crc32 = new Crc32();
-            crc32.Update(this.chunkTypeBuffer);
+            this.crc.Reset();
+            this.crc.Update(this.chunkTypeBuffer);
 
             if (data != null && length > 0)
             {
-                crc32.Update(data, offset, length);
+                this.crc.Update(data, offset, length);
             }
 
-            WriteInteger(stream, (uint)crc32.Value);
+            WriteInteger(stream, (uint)this.crc.Value);
         }
     }
 }
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