diff --git a/library/proc_macro/src/bridge/buffer.rs b/library/proc_macro/src/bridge/buffer.rs
index aeecbd49662..26d210a01c5 100644
--- a/library/proc_macro/src/bridge/buffer.rs
+++ b/library/proc_macro/src/bridge/buffer.rs
@@ -91,6 +91,21 @@ impl<T: Copy> Buffer<T> {
         let b = self.take();
         *self = (b.extend_from_slice)(b, Slice::from(xs));
     }
+
+    pub(super) fn push(&mut self, v: T) {
+        // Fast path to avoid going through an FFI call.
+        if let Some(final_len) = self.len.checked_add(1) {
+            if final_len <= self.capacity {
+                unsafe {
+                    *self.data.add(self.len) = v;
+                }
+                self.len = final_len;
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+        let b = self.take();
+        *self = (b.extend_from_slice)(b, Slice::from(std::slice::from_ref(&v)));
+    }
 }
 
 impl Write for Buffer<u8> {
diff --git a/library/proc_macro/src/bridge/rpc.rs b/library/proc_macro/src/bridge/rpc.rs
index 5c2f9ec9848..ee9a2cf9a97 100644
--- a/library/proc_macro/src/bridge/rpc.rs
+++ b/library/proc_macro/src/bridge/rpc.rs
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ impl<S> DecodeMut<'_, '_, S> for () {
 
 impl<S> Encode<S> for u8 {
     fn encode(self, w: &mut Writer, _: &mut S) {
-        w.write_all(&[self]).unwrap();
+        w.push(self);
     }
 }