diff --git a/library/core/src/iter/sources/repeat_n.rs b/library/core/src/iter/sources/repeat_n.rs
index fd8d25ce1a55e..dc61d6065b8ed 100644
--- a/library/core/src/iter/sources/repeat_n.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/iter/sources/repeat_n.rs
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ impl<A: Clone> Iterator for RepeatN<A> {
             // zero so it won't be dropped later, and thus it's okay to take it here.
             unsafe { ManuallyDrop::take(&mut self.element) }
         } else {
-            A::clone(&mut self.element)
+            A::clone(&self.element)
         })
     }