diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/legend.py b/lib/matplotlib/legend.py
index ba9ee10ef10c..67925b9a99bc 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/legend.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/legend.py
@@ -981,8 +981,7 @@ def _auto_legend_data(self):
             elif isinstance(artist, Collection):
                 transform, transOffset, hoffsets, _ = artist._prepare_points()
                 if len(hoffsets):
-                    for offset in transOffset.transform(hoffsets):
-                        offsets.append(offset)
+                    offsets.extend(transOffset.transform(hoffsets))
 
         return bboxes, lines, offsets