diff --git a/MoreLinq/Batch.cs b/MoreLinq/Batch.cs
index 11187c14b..4621f46cf 100644
--- a/MoreLinq/Batch.cs
+++ b/MoreLinq/Batch.cs
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public static IEnumerable<TResult> Batch<TSource, TResult>(this IEnumerable<TSou
 
                 IEnumerable<TResult> Batch(int size)
                 {
-                    TSource[]? bucket = new TSource[size];
+                    TSource[]? bucket = null;
                     var count = 0;
 
                     foreach (var item in source)
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ IEnumerable<TResult> Batch(int size)
 
                         yield return resultSelector(bucket);
 
+                        bucket = null;
                         count = 0;
                     }