diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_mktemp.rs b/tests/by-util/test_mktemp.rs
index b5432c0a076..4a2048a4d41 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_mktemp.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_mktemp.rs
@@ -655,6 +655,6 @@ fn test_tmpdir_env_var() {
     let result = ucmd.env(TMPDIR, ".").arg("XXX").succeeds();
     let filename = result.no_stderr().stdout_str().trim_end();
     let template = "XXX";
-    assert_matches_template!(&template, filename);
+    assert_matches_template!(template, filename);
     assert!(at.file_exists(filename));
 }