diff --git a/src/uu/cat/src/cat.rs b/src/uu/cat/src/cat.rs
index 1f2f441d8..005802ce5 100644
--- a/src/uu/cat/src/cat.rs
+++ b/src/uu/cat/src/cat.rs
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ fn cat_handle<R: Read>(
     if options.can_write_fast() {
         write_fast(handle)
     } else {
-        write_lines(handle, &options, state)
+        write_lines(handle, options, state)
     }
 }
 
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ fn cat_path(path: &str, options: &OutputOptions, state: &mut OutputState) -> Cat
             reader: stdin,
             is_interactive: is_stdin_interactive(),
         };
-        return cat_handle(&mut handle, &options, state);
+        return cat_handle(&mut handle, options, state);
     }
     match get_input_type(path)? {
         InputType::Directory => Err(CatError::IsDirectory),
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ fn cat_path(path: &str, options: &OutputOptions, state: &mut OutputState) -> Cat
                 reader: socket,
                 is_interactive: false,
             };
-            cat_handle(&mut handle, &options, state)
+            cat_handle(&mut handle, options, state)
         }
         _ => {
             let file = File::open(path)?;
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ fn cat_path(path: &str, options: &OutputOptions, state: &mut OutputState) -> Cat
                 reader: file,
                 is_interactive: false,
             };
-            cat_handle(&mut handle, &options, state)
+            cat_handle(&mut handle, options, state)
         }
     }
 }
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ fn cat_files(files: Vec<String>, options: &OutputOptions) -> Result<(), u32> {
     };
 
     for path in &files {
-        if let Err(err) = cat_path(path, &options, &mut state) {
+        if let Err(err) = cat_path(path, options, &mut state) {
             show_error!("{}: {}", path, err);
             error_count += 1;
         }