diff --git a/crates/ruff_formatter/src/lib.rs b/crates/ruff_formatter/src/lib.rs
index 729d48849a2ae..e98d998ef3687 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_formatter/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_formatter/src/lib.rs
@@ -319,20 +319,20 @@ where
     Context: FormatContext,
 {
     pub fn print(&self) -> PrintResult<Printed> {
-        let source_code = self.context.source_code();
-        let print_options = self.context.options().as_print_options();
-        let printed = Printer::new(source_code, print_options).print(&self.document)?;
-
-        Ok(printed)
+        let printer = self.create_printer();
+        printer.print(&self.document)
     }
 
     pub fn print_with_indent(&self, indent: u16) -> PrintResult<Printed> {
+        let printer = self.create_printer();
+        printer.print_with_indent(&self.document, indent)
+    }
+
+    fn create_printer(&self) -> Printer {
         let source_code = self.context.source_code();
         let print_options = self.context.options().as_print_options();
-        let printed =
-            Printer::new(source_code, print_options).print_with_indent(&self.document, indent)?;
 
-        Ok(printed)
+        Printer::new(source_code, print_options)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/ruff_formatter/src/printer/mod.rs b/crates/ruff_formatter/src/printer/mod.rs
index b518ce76fe548..f65eb6fdf3791 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_formatter/src/printer/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_formatter/src/printer/mod.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ impl<'a> Printer<'a> {
         Self {
             source_code,
             options,
-            state: PrinterState::default(),
+            state: PrinterState::with_capacity(source_code.as_str().len()),
         }
     }
 
@@ -757,6 +757,15 @@ struct PrinterState<'a> {
     fits_queue: Vec<&'a [FormatElement]>,
 }
 
+impl<'a> PrinterState<'a> {
+    fn with_capacity(capacity: usize) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            buffer: String::with_capacity(capacity),
+            ..Self::default()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Tracks the mode in which groups with ids are printed. Stores the groups at `group.id()` index.
 /// This is based on the assumption that the group ids for a single document are dense.
 #[derive(Debug, Default)]