diff --git a/packages/tailwindcss/src/compile.ts b/packages/tailwindcss/src/compile.ts
index df0c73759..2cc2d97f8 100644
--- a/packages/tailwindcss/src/compile.ts
+++ b/packages/tailwindcss/src/compile.ts
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export function createParsedAstNodes(
 }
 
 export function compileCandidates(
-  rawCandidates: string[],
+  rawCandidates: Iterable<string>,
   designSystem: DesignSystem,
   {
     parsedVariants = createParsedVariants(designSystem),
diff --git a/packages/tailwindcss/src/index.ts b/packages/tailwindcss/src/index.ts
index 67294d724..78579a5dc 100644
--- a/packages/tailwindcss/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/tailwindcss/src/index.ts
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ export function compile(
 
       if (tailwindUtilitiesNode) {
         let previousAstNodeCount = parsedAstNodes.size
-        let newNodes = compileCandidates(Array.from(allCandidates), designSystem, {
+        let newNodes = compileCandidates(allCandidates, designSystem, {
           parsedVariants,
           parsedCandidates,
           parsedAstNodes,