diff --git a/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/thir/print.rs b/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/thir/print.rs
index c3b2309b7cdae..e449928a64357 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/thir/print.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/thir/print.rs
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ const INDENT: &str = "    ";
 
 macro_rules! print_indented {
     ($writer:ident, $s:expr, $indent_lvl:expr) => {
-        let indent = (0..$indent_lvl).map(|_| INDENT).collect::<Vec<_>>().concat();
-        writeln!($writer, "{}{}", indent, $s).expect("unable to write to ThirPrinter");
+        $writer.indent($indent_lvl);
+        writeln!($writer, "{}", $s).expect("unable to write to ThirPrinter");
     };
 }
 
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> ThirPrinter<'a, 'tcx> {
         Self { thir, fmt: String::new() }
     }
 
+    fn indent(&mut self, level: usize) {
+        for _ in 0..level {
+            self.fmt.push_str(INDENT);
+        }
+    }
+
     fn print(&mut self) {
         print_indented!(self, "params: [", 0);
         for param in self.thir.params.iter() {