diff --git a/func.go b/func.go
index 4945d66..bcfee55 100644
--- a/func.go
+++ b/func.go
@@ -10,8 +10,18 @@ import (
 	"unicode"
 )
 
+// Defined an interface of stringBuilder that compatible with 
+// strings.Builder(go 1.10) and bytes.Buffer(< go 1.10)
+type stringBuilder interface {
+	WriteRune(r rune) (n int, err error)
+	WriteString(s string) (int, error)
+	Reset()
+	Grow(n int)
+	String() string
+}
+
 var builderPool = sync.Pool{New: func() interface{} {
-	return &strings.Builder{}
+	return newStringBuilder()
 }}
 
 // The XPath function list.
@@ -357,7 +367,7 @@ func normalizespaceFunc(q query, t iterator) interface{} {
 		}
 		m = node.Value()
 	}
-	var b = builderPool.Get().(*strings.Builder)
+	var b = builderPool.Get().(stringBuilder)
 	b.Grow(len(m))
 
 	runeStr := []rune(strings.TrimSpace(m))
@@ -524,7 +534,7 @@ func notFunc(q query, t iterator) interface{} {
 // concat( string1 , string2 [, stringn]* )
 func concatFunc(args ...query) func(query, iterator) interface{} {
 	return func(q query, t iterator) interface{} {
-		b := builderPool.Get().(*strings.Builder)
+		b := builderPool.Get().(stringBuilder)
 		for _, v := range args {
 			v = functionArgs(v)
 
diff --git a/func_go110.go b/func_go110.go
index 500880f..6df30d3 100644
--- a/func_go110.go
+++ b/func_go110.go
@@ -2,8 +2,15 @@
 
 package xpath
 
-import "math"
+import (
+	"math"
+	"strings"
+)
 
 func round(f float64) int {
 	return int(math.Round(f))
 }
+
+func newStringBuilder() stringBuilder{ 
+	return &strings.Builder{}
+}
diff --git a/func_pre_go110.go b/func_pre_go110.go
index 043616b..335141f 100644
--- a/func_pre_go110.go
+++ b/func_pre_go110.go
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 
 package xpath
 
-import "math"
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"math"
+)
 
 // math.Round() is supported by Go 1.10+,
 // This method just compatible for version <1.10.
@@ -13,3 +16,7 @@ func round(f float64) int {
 	}
 	return int(f + math.Copysign(0.5, f))
 }
+
+func newStringBuilder() stringBuilder {
+	return &bytes.Buffer{}
+}