diff --git a/pandas/core/internals/blocks.py b/pandas/core/internals/blocks.py
index 3693edbae7d95..a468752c94093 100644
--- a/pandas/core/internals/blocks.py
+++ b/pandas/core/internals/blocks.py
@@ -538,12 +538,14 @@ def to_native_types(self, na_rep="nan", quoting=None, **kwargs):
         result = to_native_types(self.values, na_rep=na_rep, quoting=quoting, **kwargs)
         return self.make_block(result)
 
-    @final
     def copy(self, deep: bool = True):
         """copy constructor"""
         values = self.values
         if deep:
-            values = values.copy()
+            # "K" -> retain 'order' where possible, can be significantly
+            #  faster than the default.
+            # error: Too many arguments for "copy" of "ExtensionArray"
+            values = values.copy("K")  # type: ignore[call-arg]
         return type(self)(values, placement=self._mgr_locs, ndim=self.ndim)
 
     # ---------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1699,6 +1701,15 @@ def _unwrap_setitem_indexer(self, indexer):
                     )
         return indexer
 
+    def copy(self, deep: bool = True):
+        """copy constructor"""
+        values = self.values
+        if deep:
+            # The base class method passes order="K", which is not part of
+            #  the EA API.
+            values = values.copy()
+        return type(self)(values, placement=self._mgr_locs, ndim=self.ndim)
+
     @property
     def is_view(self) -> bool:
         """Extension arrays are never treated as views."""