diff --git a/arrow-array/src/array/primitive_array.rs b/arrow-array/src/array/primitive_array.rs
index 457c2428145e..87de5f61605f 100644
--- a/arrow-array/src/array/primitive_array.rs
+++ b/arrow-array/src/array/primitive_array.rs
@@ -859,11 +859,7 @@ impl<T: ArrowPrimitiveType> PrimitiveArray<T> {
     where
         K: ArrowPrimitiveType<Native = T::Native>,
     {
-        let d = self.to_data().into_builder().data_type(K::DATA_TYPE);
-
-        // SAFETY:
-        // Native type is the same
-        PrimitiveArray::from(unsafe { d.build_unchecked() })
+        PrimitiveArray::new(self.values.clone(), self.nulls.clone())
     }
 
     /// Applies a unary infallible function to a primitive array, producing a