diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapInfoExtensions.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapInfoExtensions.cs
index 7e336dcde2..7d6667cdcd 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapInfoExtensions.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapInfoExtensions.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using osu.Framework.Localisation;
 
@@ -29,9 +30,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps
             return new RomanisableString($"{metadata.GetPreferred(true)}".Trim(), $"{metadata.GetPreferred(false)}".Trim());
         }
 
-        public static List<string> GetSearchableTerms(this IBeatmapInfo beatmapInfo)
+        public static ReadOnlySpan<string> GetSearchableTerms(this IBeatmapInfo beatmapInfo)
         {
-            var terms = new List<string>(8);
+            string[] terms = new string[8];
+            int i = 0;
             var metadata = beatmapInfo.Metadata;
             addIfNotNull(beatmapInfo.DifficultyName);
             addIfNotNull(metadata.Author.Username);
@@ -41,12 +43,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps
             addIfNotNull(metadata.TitleUnicode);
             addIfNotNull(metadata.Source);
             addIfNotNull(metadata.Tags);
-            return terms;
+            return terms.AsSpan(0, i);
 
             void addIfNotNull(string? s)
             {
                 if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(s))
-                    terms.Add(s);
+                    terms[i++] = s;
             }
         }