diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/net/http.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/net/http.go
index ba63d02df69..567a294e26c 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/net/http.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/net/http.go
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ func parseQuotedString(quotedString string) (string, string, error) {
 	var remainder string
 	escaping := false
 	closedQuote := false
-	result := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	result := &strings.Builder{}
 loop:
 	for i := 0; i < len(quotedString); i++ {
 		b := quotedString[i]
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/net/http_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/net/http_test.go
index a43161b88b7..9411bfa7ddf 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/net/http_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/net/http_test.go
@@ -1107,3 +1107,21 @@ func TestPingTimeoutSeconds(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	reset()
 }
+
+func Benchmark_ParseQuotedString(b *testing.B) {
+	str := `"The quick brown" fox jumps over the lazy dog`
+	b.ReportAllocs()
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		quoted, remainder, err := parseQuotedString(str)
+		if err != nil {
+			b.Errorf("Unexpected error %s", err)
+		}
+		if quoted != "The quick brown" {
+			b.Errorf("Unexpected quoted string %s", quoted)
+		}
+		if remainder != "fox jumps over the lazy dog" {
+			b.Errorf("Unexpected remainder string %s", quoted)
+		}
+	}
+}