diff --git a/Serilog.Enrichers.CallStack/CallStackEnricher.cs b/Serilog.Enrichers.CallStack/CallStackEnricher.cs
index a88c69a..86ab270 100644
--- a/Serilog.Enrichers.CallStack/CallStackEnricher.cs
+++ b/Serilog.Enrichers.CallStack/CallStackEnricher.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Reflection;
+using System.Text;
 
 namespace Serilog.Enrichers.CallStack;
 
@@ -350,18 +351,23 @@ private string BuildCallStackString(StackFrame[] frames)
             relevantFrames = relevantFrames.Take(_configuration.MaxFrames).ToArray();
         }
 
-        var callStackParts = new List<string>();
+        // Performance optimization: Use StringBuilder to reduce string allocations
+        var sb = new StringBuilder();
+        var isFirst = true;
         
         foreach (var frame in relevantFrames)
         {
             var frameString = FormatStackFrame(frame);
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(frameString))
             {
-                callStackParts.Add(frameString);
+                if (!isFirst)
+                    sb.Append(" --> ");
+                sb.Append(frameString);
+                isFirst = false;
             }
         }
 
-        return callStackParts.Count > 0 ? string.Join(" --> ", callStackParts) : string.Empty;
+        return sb.Length > 0 ? sb.ToString() : string.Empty;
     }
 
     /// <summary>