diff --git a/helix-term/src/ui/text_decorations/blame.rs b/helix-term/src/ui/text_decorations/blame.rs
index df2669c36..69a1d2ac6 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/ui/text_decorations/blame.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/ui/text_decorations/blame.rs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ impl Decoration for InlineBlame {
                     .set_string_truncated(
                         renderer.viewport.x + start_drawing_at,
                         pos.visual_line,
-                        &blame,
+                        blame,
                         renderer.viewport.width.saturating_sub(start_drawing_at) as usize,
                         |_| self.style,
                         true,