diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 90b736db64..d50e156b34 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -5042,9 +5042,9 @@ checksum = "9def91fd1e018fe007022791f865d0ccc9b3a0d5001e01aabb8b40e46000afb5"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "smallvec"
-version = "1.11.1"
+version = "1.13.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "942b4a808e05215192e39f4ab80813e599068285906cc91aa64f923db842bd5a"
+checksum = "3c5e1a9a646d36c3599cd173a41282daf47c44583ad367b8e6837255952e5c67"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "smpl_jwt"
@@ -7129,6 +7129,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "rand 0.8.5",
  "rcgen",
  "rustls",
+ "smallvec",
  "solana-logger",
  "solana-metrics",
  "solana-perf",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 06670058df..78ecc627f5 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ sha2 = "0.10.7"
 sha3 = "0.10.4"
 signal-hook = "0.3.17"
 siphasher = "0.3.11"
+smallvec = "1.13.2"
 smpl_jwt = "0.7.1"
 socket2 = "0.5.4"
 soketto = "0.7"
diff --git a/programs/sbf/Cargo.lock b/programs/sbf/Cargo.lock
index 2a8ebc74b2..a449dee4ed 100644
--- a/programs/sbf/Cargo.lock
+++ b/programs/sbf/Cargo.lock
@@ -4391,9 +4391,9 @@ checksum = "c111b5bd5695e56cffe5129854aa230b39c93a305372fdbb2668ca2394eea9f8"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "smallvec"
-version = "1.6.1"
+version = "1.13.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "fe0f37c9e8f3c5a4a66ad655a93c74daac4ad00c441533bf5c6e7990bb42604e"
+checksum = "3c5e1a9a646d36c3599cd173a41282daf47c44583ad367b8e6837255952e5c67"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "smpl_jwt"
@@ -6179,6 +6179,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "rand 0.8.5",
  "rcgen",
  "rustls",
+ "smallvec",
  "solana-metrics",
  "solana-perf",
  "solana-sdk",
diff --git a/streamer/Cargo.toml b/streamer/Cargo.toml
index 21ae96d11f..3c35fcb16c 100644
--- a/streamer/Cargo.toml
+++ b/streamer/Cargo.toml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ quinn-proto = { workspace = true }
 rand = { workspace = true }
 rcgen = { workspace = true }
 rustls = { workspace = true, features = ["dangerous_configuration"] }
+smallvec = { workspace = true }
 solana-metrics = { workspace = true }
 solana-perf = { workspace = true }
 solana-sdk = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/streamer/src/nonblocking/quic.rs b/streamer/src/nonblocking/quic.rs
index 7c1ac060d0..a3d2d4fa16 100644
--- a/streamer/src/nonblocking/quic.rs
+++ b/streamer/src/nonblocking/quic.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use {
     quinn::{Connecting, Connection, Endpoint, EndpointConfig, TokioRuntime, VarInt},
     quinn_proto::VarIntBoundsExceeded,
     rand::{thread_rng, Rng},
+    smallvec::SmallVec,
     solana_perf::packet::{PacketBatch, PACKETS_PER_BATCH},
     solana_sdk::{
         packet::{Meta, PACKET_DATA_SIZE},
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ struct PacketChunk {
 // the Packet and then when copying the Packet into a PacketBatch)
 struct PacketAccumulator {
     pub meta: Meta,
-    pub chunks: Vec<PacketChunk>,
+    pub chunks: SmallVec<[PacketChunk; 2]>,
 }
 
 #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
@@ -911,7 +912,7 @@ async fn handle_chunk(
                     meta.set_from_staked_node(matches!(peer_type, ConnectionPeerType::Staked));
                     *packet_accum = Some(PacketAccumulator {
                         meta,
-                        chunks: Vec::new(),
+                        chunks: SmallVec::new(),
                     });
                 }
 
@@ -1496,7 +1497,7 @@ pub mod test {
             meta.size = size;
             let packet_accum = PacketAccumulator {
                 meta,
-                chunks: vec![PacketChunk {
+                chunks: smallvec::smallvec![PacketChunk {
                     bytes,
                     offset,
                     end_of_chunk: size,