diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/dev/cel/runtime/planner/NamespacedAttribute.java b/runtime/src/main/java/dev/cel/runtime/planner/NamespacedAttribute.java
index ed37eada1..d51336d80 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/java/dev/cel/runtime/planner/NamespacedAttribute.java
+++ b/runtime/src/main/java/dev/cel/runtime/planner/NamespacedAttribute.java
@@ -77,8 +77,9 @@ public Object resolve(long exprId, GlobalResolver ctx, ExecutionFrame frame) {
 
       if (partialVars != null) {
         ImmutableList<CelAttributePattern> patterns = partialVars.unknowns();
-        for (Qualifier qualifier : qualifiers) {
-          attr = attr.qualify(CelAttribute.Qualifier.fromGeneric(qualifier.value()));
+        // Avoid enhanced for loop to prevent UnmodifiableIterator from being allocated
+        for (int i = 0; i < qualifiers.size(); i++) {
+          attr = attr.qualify(CelAttribute.Qualifier.fromGeneric(qualifiers.get(i).value()));
         }
 
         CelAttributePattern partialMatch = findPartialMatchingPattern(attr, patterns).orElse(null);
@@ -178,8 +179,9 @@ private static Object applyQualifiers(
       Object value, CelValueConverter celValueConverter, ImmutableList<Qualifier> qualifiers) {
     Object obj = celValueConverter.toRuntimeValue(value);
 
-    for (Qualifier qualifier : qualifiers) {
-      obj = qualifier.qualify(obj);
+    // Avoid enhanced for loop to prevent UnmodifiableIterator from being allocated
+    for (int i = 0; i < qualifiers.size(); i++) {
+      obj = qualifiers.get(i).qualify(obj);
     }
 
     return celValueConverter.maybeUnwrap(obj);
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/dev/cel/runtime/planner/RelativeAttribute.java b/runtime/src/main/java/dev/cel/runtime/planner/RelativeAttribute.java
index 1ab2fa3e7..addbeb4d0 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/java/dev/cel/runtime/planner/RelativeAttribute.java
+++ b/runtime/src/main/java/dev/cel/runtime/planner/RelativeAttribute.java
@@ -40,8 +40,9 @@ public Object resolve(long exprId, GlobalResolver ctx, ExecutionFrame frame) {
 
     obj = celValueConverter.toRuntimeValue(obj);
 
-    for (Qualifier qualifier : qualifiers) {
-      obj = qualifier.qualify(obj);
+    // Avoid enhanced for loop to prevent UnmodifiableIterator from being allocated
+    for (int i = 0; i < qualifiers.size(); i++) {
+      obj = qualifiers.get(i).qualify(obj);
     }
 
     return celValueConverter.maybeUnwrap(obj);