diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk/src/event_cache/room/events.rs b/crates/matrix-sdk/src/event_cache/room/events.rs
index 65acc9b28..a3b45e9f9 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk/src/event_cache/room/events.rs
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk/src/event_cache/room/events.rs
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ impl EventLinkedChunk {
             }
         }
 
-        self.chunks.push_items_back(events.to_vec());
+        self.chunks.push_items_back(events.iter().cloned());
     }
 
     /// Finish a network back-pagination for this linked chunk by updating the