diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/Chat/Channel.cs b/osu.Game/Online/Chat/Channel.cs
index 0c10ddde97..2878856159 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/Chat/Channel.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/Chat/Channel.cs
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Chat
         {
             messages = messages.Except(Messages).ToArray();
 
-            foreach (Message message in messages)
-                Messages.Add(message);
+            Messages.AddRange(messages);
 
             purgeOldMessages();
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/DrawableChannel.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/DrawableChannel.cs
index 38a736993e..840edaece2 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/DrawableChannel.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/DrawableChannel.cs
@@ -86,8 +86,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Chat
             // Add up to last Channel.MAX_HISTORY messages
             var displayMessages = newMessages.Skip(Math.Max(0, newMessages.Count() - Channel.MAX_HISTORY));
 
-            foreach (Message m in displayMessages)
-                flow.Add(new ChatLine(m));
+            flow.AddRange(displayMessages.Select(m => new ChatLine(m)));
 
             if (!IsLoaded) return;