diff --git a/accounts/abi/reflect.go b/accounts/abi/reflect.go
index 38d8028d7f..f6696ea978 100644
--- a/accounts/abi/reflect.go
+++ b/accounts/abi/reflect.go
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func reflectIntType(unsigned bool, size int) reflect.Type {
 // mustArrayToByteSlice creates a new byte slice with the exact same size as value
 // and copies the bytes in value to the new slice.
 func mustArrayToByteSlice(value reflect.Value) reflect.Value {
-	slice := reflect.MakeSlice(reflect.TypeFor[[]byte](), value.Len(), value.Len())
+	slice := reflect.ValueOf(make([]byte, value.Len()))
 	reflect.Copy(slice, value)
 	return slice
 }