diff --git a/log/log.go b/log/log.go
index 5cf1b9abd..345d9f599 100644
--- a/log/log.go
+++ b/log/log.go
@@ -20,18 +20,11 @@ type Logger interface {
 // If logger implements the Wither interface, the result of
 // logger.With(keyvals...) is returned.
 func With(logger Logger, keyvals ...interface{}) Logger {
-	if w, ok := logger.(Wither); ok {
-		return w.With(keyvals...)
-	}
-	// Limiting the capacity of the stored keyvals ensures that a new
-	// backing array is created if the slice must grow in Log or With.
-	// Using the extra capacity without copying risks a data race that
-	// would violate the Logger interface contract.
-	n := len(keyvals)
-	return &withLogger{
-		logger:  logger,
-		keyvals: keyvals[:n:n],
+	w, ok := logger.(Wither)
+	if !ok {
+		w = &withLogger{logger: logger}
 	}
+	return w.With(keyvals...)
 }
 
 type withLogger struct {
@@ -44,6 +37,10 @@ func (l *withLogger) Log(keyvals ...interface{}) error {
 }
 
 func (l *withLogger) With(keyvals ...interface{}) Logger {
+	// Limiting the capacity of the stored keyvals ensures that a new
+	// backing array is created if the slice must grow in Log or With.
+	// Using the extra capacity without copying risks a data race that
+	// would violate the Logger interface contract.
 	n := len(l.keyvals) + len(keyvals)
 	return &withLogger{
 		logger:  l.logger,
diff --git a/log/log_test.go b/log/log_test.go
index 837a6f4de..de6c19876 100644
--- a/log/log_test.go
+++ b/log/log_test.go
@@ -10,14 +10,16 @@ import (
 
 func TestWith(t *testing.T) {
 	buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	kvs := []interface{}{"a", 123}
 	logger := log.NewJSONLogger(buf)
-	logger = log.With(logger, "a", 123)
+	logger = log.With(logger, kvs...)
+	kvs[1] = 0                          // With should copy its key values
 	logger = log.With(logger, "b", "c") // With should stack
 	if err := logger.Log("msg", "message"); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	if want, have := `{"a":123,"b":"c","msg":"message"}`+"\n", buf.String(); want != have {
-		t.Errorf("want\n\t%#v, have\n\t%#v", want, have)
+		t.Errorf("\nwant: %s\nhave: %s", want, have)
 	}
 }