diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Metadata/Profiles/Exif/ExifReader.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Metadata/Profiles/Exif/ExifReader.cs
index 9abaf14328..f36f2cbae8 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Metadata/Profiles/Exif/ExifReader.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Metadata/Profiles/Exif/ExifReader.cs
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Metadata.Profiles.Exif
             this.Seek(offset);
             int count = this.ReadUInt16();
 
-            Span<byte> offsetBuffer = new byte[4];
+            Span<byte> offsetBuffer = stackalloc byte[4];
             for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
             {
                 this.ReadValue(values, offsetBuffer);