diff --git a/capnp/capnp.pyx b/capnp/capnp.pyx
index 805eed0..53b2918 100644
--- a/capnp/capnp.pyx
+++ b/capnp/capnp.pyx
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ cdef toPythonReader(C_DynamicValue.Reader self, object parent):
         temp = self.asData()
         return (<char*>temp.begin())[:temp.size()]
     elif type == capnp.TYPE_LIST:
-        return list(_DynamicListReader()._init(self.asList(), parent))
+        return _DynamicListReader()._init(self.asList(), parent)
     elif type == capnp.TYPE_STRUCT:
         return _DynamicStructReader()._init(self.asStruct(), parent)
     elif type == capnp.TYPE_ENUM: