diff --git a/src/uu/head/src/head.rs b/src/uu/head/src/head.rs
index 67f73a397..c33ec693b 100644
--- a/src/uu/head/src/head.rs
+++ b/src/uu/head/src/head.rs
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ pub fn uumain(args: impl uucore::Args) -> UResult<()> {
     let args = match HeadOptions::get_from(args) {
         Ok(o) => o,
         Err(s) => {
-            return Err(USimpleError::new(1, s.to_string()));
+            return Err(USimpleError::new(1, s));
         }
     };
     uu_head(&args)