diff --git a/compiler/rustc_monomorphize/src/partitioning.rs b/compiler/rustc_monomorphize/src/partitioning.rs
index a74ba8e4a4be9..531644f0b8490 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_monomorphize/src/partitioning.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_monomorphize/src/partitioning.rs
@@ -340,9 +340,7 @@ fn merge_codegen_units<'tcx>(
 
         // Move the mono-items from `smallest` to `second_smallest`
         second_smallest.modify_size_estimate(smallest.size_estimate());
-        for (k, v) in smallest.items_mut().drain() {
-            second_smallest.items_mut().insert(k, v);
-        }
+        second_smallest.items_mut().extend(smallest.items_mut().drain());
 
         // Record that `second_smallest` now contains all the stuff that was
         // in `smallest` before.