diff --git a/patch.go b/patch.go
index 535d3c7..67ed0e3 100644
--- a/patch.go
+++ b/patch.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package jsonpatch
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"reflect"
+	"slices"
 )
 
 // JSONPatch format is specified in RFC 6902
@@ -40,13 +41,7 @@ func (l JSONPatchList) Raw() []byte {
 
 // List returns a copy of the underlying JSONPatch slice
 func (l JSONPatchList) List() []JSONPatch {
-	ret := make([]JSONPatch, l.Len())
-
-	for i, patch := range l.list {
-		ret[i] = patch
-	}
-
-	return ret
+	return slices.Clone(l.list)
 }
 
 // CreateJSONPatch compares two JSON data structures and creates a JSONPatch according to RFC 6902