diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/WhoIsTypingTile.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/WhoIsTypingTile.tsx
index 2ff8d1d9b4..5552fc5c69 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/WhoIsTypingTile.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/WhoIsTypingTile.tsx
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ export default class WhoIsTypingTile extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
     }
 
     public render(): React.ReactNode {
-        const usersTyping = this.state.usersTyping;
+        const usersTyping = [...this.state.usersTyping];
         // append the users that have been reported not typing anymore
         // but have a timeout timer running so they can disappear
         // when a message comes in