diff --git a/pkg/services/searchV2/index.go b/pkg/services/searchV2/index.go
index 627b21903e0..5127c781535 100644
--- a/pkg/services/searchV2/index.go
+++ b/pkg/services/searchV2/index.go
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ func (l sqlDashboardLoader) loadAllDashboards(ctx context.Context, limit int, or
 				attribute.Int64("lastID", lastID),
 			))
 
-			rows := make([]*dashboardQueryResult, 0)
+			rows := make([]*dashboardQueryResult, 0, limit)
 			err := l.sql.WithDbSession(dashboardQueryCtx, func(sess *db.Session) error {
 				sess.Table("dashboard").
 					Where("org_id = ?", orgID).