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diff --git a/‎py/runtime.c‎
Lines changed: 7 additions & 1 deletion b/‎py/runtime.c‎
Lines changed: 7 additions & 1 deletion
@@ -1103,14 +1103,20 @@ void mp_store_attr(mp_obj_t base, qstr attr, mp_obj_t value) {
 
 mp_obj_t mp_getiter(mp_obj_t o_in, mp_obj_iter_buf_t *iter_buf) {
     assert(o_in);
+    mp_obj_type_t *type = mp_obj_get_type(o_in);
+
+    // Check for native getiter which is the identity.  We handle this case explicitly
+    // so we don't unnecessarily allocate any RAM for the iter_buf, which won't be used.
+    if (type->getiter == mp_identity_getiter) {
+        return o_in;
+    }
 
     // if caller did not provide a buffer then allocate one on the heap
     if (iter_buf == NULL) {
         iter_buf = m_new_obj(mp_obj_iter_buf_t);
     }
 
     // check for native getiter (corresponds to __iter__)
-    mp_obj_type_t *type = mp_obj_get_type(o_in);
     if (type->getiter != NULL) {
         mp_obj_t iter = type->getiter(o_in, iter_buf);
         if (iter != MP_OBJ_NULL) {