diff --git a/trie/sync.go b/trie/sync.go
index 022c55e433..404d67f154 100644
--- a/trie/sync.go
+++ b/trie/sync.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package trie
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"slices"
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
@@ -551,12 +552,9 @@ func (s *Sync) children(req *nodeRequest, object node) ([]*nodeRequest, error) {
 		if hasTerm(key) {
 			key = key[:len(key)-1]
 		}
-		path := make([]byte, len(req.path)+len(key))
-		copy(path, req.path)
-		copy(path[len(req.path):], key)
 		children = []childNode{{
 			node: node.Val,
-			path: path,
+			path: slices.Concat(req.path, key),
 		}}
 		// Mark all internal nodes between shortNode and its **in disk**
 		// child as invalid. This is essential in the case of path mode
@@ -596,12 +594,9 @@ func (s *Sync) children(req *nodeRequest, object node) ([]*nodeRequest, error) {
 	case *fullNode:
 		for i := 0; i < 17; i++ {
 			if node.Children[i] != nil {
-				path := make([]byte, len(req.path)+1)
-				copy(path, req.path)
-				path[len(req.path)] = byte(i)
 				children = append(children, childNode{
 					node: node.Children[i],
-					path: path,
+					path: append(slices.Clone(req.path), byte(i)),
 				})
 			}
 		}