diff --git a/src/net/http/server.go b/src/net/http/server.go
index 7fa785dfeeb..36a03f4a32d 100644
--- a/src/net/http/server.go
+++ b/src/net/http/server.go
@@ -575,9 +575,8 @@ type writerOnly struct {
 // to a *net.TCPConn with sendfile, or from a supported src type such
 // as a *net.TCPConn on Linux with splice.
 func (w *response) ReadFrom(src io.Reader) (n int64, err error) {
-	bufp := copyBufPool.Get().(*[]byte)
-	buf := *bufp
-	defer copyBufPool.Put(bufp)
+	buf := getCopyBuf()
+	defer putCopyBuf(buf)
 
 	// Our underlying w.conn.rwc is usually a *TCPConn (with its
 	// own ReadFrom method). If not, just fall back to the normal
@@ -807,11 +806,18 @@ var (
 	bufioWriter4kPool sync.Pool
 )
 
-var copyBufPool = sync.Pool{
-	New: func() any {
-		b := make([]byte, 32*1024)
-		return &b
-	},
+const copyBufPoolSize = 32 * 1024
+
+var copyBufPool = sync.Pool{New: func() any { return new([copyBufPoolSize]byte) }}
+
+func getCopyBuf() []byte {
+	return copyBufPool.Get().(*[copyBufPoolSize]byte)[:]
+}
+func putCopyBuf(b []byte) {
+	if len(b) != copyBufPoolSize {
+		panic("trying to put back buffer of the wrong size in the copyBufPool")
+	}
+	copyBufPool.Put((*[copyBufPoolSize]byte)(b))
 }
 
 func bufioWriterPool(size int) *sync.Pool {
diff --git a/src/net/http/transfer.go b/src/net/http/transfer.go
index dffff56b31e..d787258487d 100644
--- a/src/net/http/transfer.go
+++ b/src/net/http/transfer.go
@@ -410,9 +410,8 @@ func (t *transferWriter) writeBody(w io.Writer) (err error) {
 //
 // This function is only intended for use in writeBody.
 func (t *transferWriter) doBodyCopy(dst io.Writer, src io.Reader) (n int64, err error) {
-	bufp := copyBufPool.Get().(*[]byte)
-	buf := *bufp
-	defer copyBufPool.Put(bufp)
+	buf := getCopyBuf()
+	defer putCopyBuf(buf)
 
 	n, err = io.CopyBuffer(dst, src, buf)
 	if err != nil && err != io.EOF {