diff --git a/src/bytecode/concrete.py b/src/bytecode/concrete.py
index 6a21d186..f00a8f10 100644
--- a/src/bytecode/concrete.py
+++ b/src/bytecode/concrete.py
@@ -575,7 +575,9 @@ def _assemble_locations(
 
         _, size, lineno, old_location = next(iter_in)
         # Infer the line if location is None
-        old_location = old_location or InstrLocation(lineno, None, None, None)
+        old_location = old_location or InstrLocation._from_tuple(
+            lineno, None, None, None
+        )
         lineno = first_lineno
 
         # We track the last set lineno to be able to compute deltas
@@ -930,14 +932,18 @@ def to_bytecode(
                 else:
                     arg = c_arg
 
-                location = c_instr.location or InstrLocation(lineno, None, None, None)
+                location = c_instr.location or InstrLocation._from_tuple(
+                    lineno, None, None, None
+                )
 
                 if jump_target is not None:
                     arg = PLACEHOLDER_LABEL
                     instr_index = len(instructions)
                     jumps.append((instr_index, jump_target))
 
-                instructions.append(Instr(c_instr.name, arg, location=location))
+                instructions.append(
+                    Instr._from_trusted(c_instr._name, c_instr._opcode, arg, location)
+                )
 
             # We now insert the TryEnd entries
             if current_instr_offset in ex_end:
@@ -1030,7 +1036,9 @@ def add(names: list[str], name: str) -> int:
         return index
 
     def concrete_instructions(self) -> None:
-        location = InstrLocation(self.bytecode.first_lineno, None, None, None)
+        location = InstrLocation._from_tuple(
+            self.bytecode.first_lineno, None, None, None
+        )
         # Track instruction (index) using cell vars and free vars to be able to update
         # the index used once all the names are known.
         cell_instrs: list[int] = []
@@ -1086,7 +1094,7 @@ def concrete_instructions(self) -> None:
                 continue
 
             if isinstance(instr, SetLineno):
-                location = InstrLocation(instr.lineno, None, None, None)
+                location = InstrLocation._from_tuple(instr.lineno, None, None, None)
                 continue
 
             if isinstance(instr, TryBegin):
diff --git a/src/bytecode/instr.py b/src/bytecode/instr.py
index 9e043f3e..56240eac 100644
--- a/src/bytecode/instr.py
+++ b/src/bytecode/instr.py
@@ -621,6 +621,22 @@ def from_positions(cls, position: dis.Positions) -> InstrLocation:  # type: igno
             position.end_col_offset,
         )
 
+    @classmethod
+    def _from_tuple(
+        cls,
+        lineno: Optional[int],
+        end_lineno: Optional[int],
+        col_offset: Optional[int],
+        end_col_offset: Optional[int],
+    ) -> InstrLocation:
+        """Fast path for trusted position data (e.g. from co_positions())."""
+        new = object.__new__(cls)
+        object.__setattr__(new, "lineno", lineno)
+        object.__setattr__(new, "end_lineno", end_lineno)
+        object.__setattr__(new, "col_offset", col_offset)
+        object.__setattr__(new, "end_col_offset", end_col_offset)
+        return new
+
 
 class SetLineno:
     __slots__ = ("_lineno",)
@@ -819,6 +835,22 @@ def copy(self: T) -> T:
         new._location = self._location
         return new
 
+    @classmethod
+    def _from_trusted(
+        cls: type[T],
+        name: str,
+        opcode: int,
+        arg: A,
+        location: Optional[InstrLocation],
+    ) -> T:
+        """Fast path for internal construction from already-validated data."""
+        new = object.__new__(cls)
+        new._name = name
+        new._opcode = opcode
+        new._arg = arg
+        new._location = location
+        return new
+
     def has_jump(self) -> bool:
         return self._has_jump(self._opcode)