diff --git a/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs b/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs
index 7847336a93..8f022709de 100644
--- a/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs
@@ -2813,9 +2813,9 @@ impl AccountsDb {
         let mut store_accounts_timing = StoreAccountsTiming::default();
         if aligned_total > 0 {
             let mut start = Measure::start("find_alive_elapsed");
-            let mut accounts = Vec::with_capacity(alive_accounts.len());
-            let mut hashes = Vec::with_capacity(alive_accounts.len());
-            let mut write_versions = Vec::with_capacity(alive_accounts.len());
+            let mut accounts = Vec::with_capacity(total_accounts_after_shrink);
+            let mut hashes = Vec::with_capacity(total_accounts_after_shrink);
+            let mut write_versions = Vec::with_capacity(total_accounts_after_shrink);
 
             for (pubkey, alive_account) in alive_accounts {
                 accounts.push((pubkey, &alive_account.account));