diff --git a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/utmpx.rs b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/utmpx.rs
index a794b01da..5077d9e59 100644
--- a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/utmpx.rs
+++ b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/utmpx.rs
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ impl Utmpx {
                 flags: AI_CANONNAME,
                 ..AddrInfoHints::default()
             };
-            let sockets = getaddrinfo(Some(&hostname), None, Some(hints))
+            let sockets = getaddrinfo(Some(hostname), None, Some(hints))
                 .unwrap()
                 .collect::<IOResult<Vec<_>>>()?;
             for socket in sockets {