diff --git a/volatility3/framework/automagic/linux.py b/volatility3/framework/automagic/linux.py
index 64365bd83..81f5f5661 100644
--- a/volatility3/framework/automagic/linux.py
+++ b/volatility3/framework/automagic/linux.py
@@ -321,12 +321,20 @@ class LinuxIntelVMCOREINFOStacker(interfaces.automagic.StackerLayerInterface):
             if not valid_banners:
                 # There's no banner matching this VMCOREINFO, keep trying with the next one
                 continue
+            elif len(valid_banners) == 1:
+                # Usually, we narrow down the Linux banner list to a single element.
+                # Using BytesScanner here is slightly faster than MultiStringScanner.
+                scanner = scanners.BytesScanner(valid_banners[0])
+            else:
+                scanner = scanners.MultiStringScanner(valid_banners)
 
             join = interfaces.configuration.path_join
-            mss = scanners.MultiStringScanner(valid_banners)
-            for _, banner in layer.scan(
-                context=context, scanner=mss, progress_callback=progress_callback
+            for match in layer.scan(
+                context=context, scanner=scanner, progress_callback=progress_callback
             ):
+                # Unfortunately, the scanners do not maintain a consistent interface
+                banner = match[1] if isinstance(match, Tuple) else valid_banners[0]
+
                 isf_path = linux_banners.get(banner, None)
                 if not isf_path:
                     vollog.warning(