diff --git a/arrow-select/src/concat.rs b/arrow-select/src/concat.rs
index 91ce16e062a3..4855e0087cc6 100644
--- a/arrow-select/src/concat.rs
+++ b/arrow-select/src/concat.rs
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ use arrow_array::types::*;
 use arrow_array::*;
 use arrow_buffer::{ArrowNativeType, BooleanBufferBuilder, NullBuffer, OffsetBuffer};
 use arrow_data::transform::{Capacities, MutableArrayData};
-use arrow_data::ArrayDataBuilder;
-use arrow_schema::{ArrowError, DataType, SchemaRef};
+use arrow_schema::{ArrowError, DataType, FieldRef, SchemaRef};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 fn binary_capacity<T: ByteArrayType>(arrays: &[&dyn Array]) -> Capacities {
@@ -132,6 +131,7 @@ fn concat_dictionaries<K: ArrowDictionaryKeyType>(
 
 fn concat_lists<OffsetSize: OffsetSizeTrait>(
     arrays: &[&dyn Array],
+    field: &FieldRef,
 ) -> Result<ArrayRef, ArrowError> {
     let mut output_len = 0;
     let mut list_has_nulls = false;
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ fn concat_lists<OffsetSize: OffsetSizeTrait>(
         NullBuffer::new(nulls.finish())
     });
 
-    let values = lists
+    let values: Vec<&dyn Array> = lists
         .iter()
         .map(|x| x.values().as_ref())
         .collect::<Vec<_>>();
@@ -165,22 +165,15 @@ fn concat_lists<OffsetSize: OffsetSizeTrait>(
 
     // Merge value offsets from the lists
     let value_offset_buffer =
-        OffsetBuffer::<OffsetSize>::from_lengths(lists.iter().flat_map(|x| x.offsets().lengths()))
-            .into_inner()
-            .into_inner();
-
-    let builder = ArrayDataBuilder::new(arrays[0].data_type().clone())
-        .len(output_len)
-        .nulls(lists_nulls)
-        // `GenericListArray` must only have 1 buffer
-        .buffers(vec![value_offset_buffer])
-        // `GenericListArray` must only have 1 child_data
-        .child_data(vec![concatenated_values.to_data()]);
-
-    // TODO - maybe use build_unchecked?
-    let array_data = builder.build()?;
-
-    let array = GenericListArray::<OffsetSize>::from(array_data);
+        OffsetBuffer::<OffsetSize>::from_lengths(lists.iter().flat_map(|x| x.offsets().lengths()));
+
+    let array = GenericListArray::<OffsetSize>::try_new(
+        Arc::clone(field),
+        value_offset_buffer,
+        concatenated_values,
+        lists_nulls,
+    )?;
+
     Ok(Arc::new(array))
 }
 
@@ -226,8 +219,8 @@ pub fn concat(arrays: &[&dyn Array]) -> Result<ArrayRef, ArrowError> {
                 _ => unreachable!("illegal dictionary key type {k}")
             }
         }
-        DataType::List(_) => concat_lists::<i32>(arrays),
-        DataType::LargeList(_) => concat_lists::<i64>(arrays),
+        DataType::List(field) => concat_lists::<i32>(arrays, field),
+        DataType::LargeList(field) => concat_lists::<i64>(arrays, field),
         _ => {
             let capacity = get_capacity(arrays, d);
             concat_fallback(arrays, capacity)