diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/internal/TwoPhaseLoad.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/internal/TwoPhaseLoad.java
index f687a6f2aa..6fbe1dd7df 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/internal/TwoPhaseLoad.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/internal/TwoPhaseLoad.java
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ public final class TwoPhaseLoad {
 			String associationName,
 			Type type) {
 		if ( type.isAssociationType() || type.isCollectionType() ) {
-			Boolean overridingEager = isEagerFetchProfile( session, entityName + "." + associationName );
+			Boolean overridingEager = isEagerFetchProfile( session, entityName, associationName );
 
 			if ( LOG.isDebugEnabled() ) {
 				if ( overridingEager != null ) {
@@ -331,14 +331,19 @@ public final class TwoPhaseLoad {
 		return null;
 	}
 
-	private static Boolean isEagerFetchProfile(SharedSessionContractImplementor session, String role) {
+	private static Boolean isEagerFetchProfile(SharedSessionContractImplementor session, String entityName, String associationName) {
 		LoadQueryInfluencers loadQueryInfluencers = session.getLoadQueryInfluencers();
 
-		for ( String fetchProfileName : loadQueryInfluencers.getEnabledFetchProfileNames() ) {
-			FetchProfile fp = session.getFactory().getFetchProfile( fetchProfileName );
-			Fetch fetch = fp.getFetchByRole( role );
-			if ( fetch != null && Fetch.Style.JOIN == fetch.getStyle() ) {
-				return true;
+		// Performance: avoid concatenating entityName + "." + associationName when there is no need,
+		// as otherwise this section becomes an hot allocation point.
+		if ( loadQueryInfluencers.hasEnabledFetchProfiles() ) {
+			final String role =  entityName + '.' + associationName;
+			for ( String fetchProfileName : loadQueryInfluencers.getEnabledFetchProfileNames() ) {
+				FetchProfile fp = session.getFactory().getFetchProfile( fetchProfileName );
+				Fetch fetch = fp.getFetchByRole( role );
+				if ( fetch != null && Fetch.Style.JOIN == fetch.getStyle() ) {
+					return true;
+				}
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/loader/AbstractEntityJoinWalker.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/loader/AbstractEntityJoinWalker.java
index 7b22952ee8..d102859fee 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/loader/AbstractEntityJoinWalker.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/loader/AbstractEntityJoinWalker.java
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractEntityJoinWalker extends JoinWalker {
 		String relativePropertyPath = pos >= 0
 				? fullPath.substring( pos )
 				: rootPropertyName;
-		String fetchRole = persister.getEntityName() + "." + relativePropertyPath;
+		String fetchRole = persister.getEntityName() + '.' + relativePropertyPath;
 
 		for ( String profileName : getLoadQueryInfluencers().getEnabledFetchProfileNames() ) {
 			final FetchProfile profile = getFactory().getFetchProfile( profileName );
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/persister/walking/internal/FetchStrategyHelper.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/persister/walking/internal/FetchStrategyHelper.java
index afbe99fad8..70d46f62ab 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/persister/walking/internal/FetchStrategyHelper.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/persister/walking/internal/FetchStrategyHelper.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public final class FetchStrategyHelper {
 		final String relativePropertyPath = pos >= 0
 				? fullPath.substring( pos )
 				: rootPropertyName;
-		final String fetchRole = persister.getEntityName() + "." + relativePropertyPath;
+		final String fetchRole = persister.getEntityName() + '.' + relativePropertyPath;
 
 		for ( String profileName : loadQueryInfluencers.getEnabledFetchProfileNames() ) {
 			final FetchProfile profile = loadQueryInfluencers.getSessionFactory().getFetchProfile( profileName );