diff --git a/src/PdqHash/PdqHasher.cs b/src/PdqHash/PdqHasher.cs
index 3986702..437f4d0 100644
--- a/src/PdqHash/PdqHasher.cs
+++ b/src/PdqHash/PdqHasher.cs
@@ -65,16 +65,16 @@ private static void ComputeDCTMatrix(Memory<float> memory)
 
     public HashResult? FromStream(Stream input, string source)
     {
-        if (!input.CanSeek)
+        var stopwatch = Stopwatch.StartNew();
+
+        using var bufferedStream = input.CanSeek ? null : new MemoryStream();
+        if (bufferedStream != null)
         {
-            using var buffered = new MemoryStream();
-            input.CopyTo(buffered);
-            buffered.Position = 0;
-            return FromStream(buffered, source);
+            input.CopyTo(bufferedStream);
+            bufferedStream.Position = 0;
+            input = bufferedStream;
         }
 
-        var stopwatch = Stopwatch.StartNew();
-
         using var codec = SKCodec.Create(input, out var result);
 
         if (codec == null)