diff --git a/.changeset/olive-cars-count.md b/.changeset/olive-cars-count.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6d2933d94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/olive-cars-count.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@opennextjs/aws": patch
+---
+
+perf: avoid unnecessary buffer copy in internalWrite
diff --git a/packages/open-next/src/http/openNextResponse.ts b/packages/open-next/src/http/openNextResponse.ts
index 4a521e760..3a8187950 100644
--- a/packages/open-next/src/http/openNextResponse.ts
+++ b/packages/open-next/src/http/openNextResponse.ts
@@ -285,13 +285,18 @@ export class OpenNextNodeResponse extends Transform implements ServerResponse {
   }
 
   private _internalWrite(chunk: any, encoding: BufferEncoding) {
-    const buffer = Buffer.from(chunk, encoding);
+    // When encoding === 'buffer', chunk is already a Buffer
+    // and does not need to be converted again.
+    // @ts-expect-error TS2367 'encoding' can be 'buffer', but it's not in the
+    // official type definition
+    const buffer = encoding === "buffer" ? chunk : Buffer.from(chunk, encoding);
     this.bodyLength += buffer.length;
     if (this.streamCreator?.retainChunks !== false) {
       // Avoid keeping chunks around when the `StreamCreator` supports it to save memory
       this._chunks.push(buffer);
     }
-    this.push(chunk, encoding);
+    // No need to pass the encoding for buffers
+    this.push(buffer);
     this.streamCreator?.onWrite?.();
   }