diff --git a/tiny_skia/src/window/compositor.rs b/tiny_skia/src/window/compositor.rs
index d3dffb18..1bcce6fe 100644
--- a/tiny_skia/src/window/compositor.rs
+++ b/tiny_skia/src/window/compositor.rs
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ pub fn present<T: AsRef<str>>(
     let physical_size = viewport.physical_size();
     let scale_factor = viewport.scale_factor() as f32;
 
-    let mut pixels = &mut tiny_skia::PixmapMut::from_bytes(
+    let mut pixels = tiny_skia::PixmapMut::from_bytes(
         bytemuck::cast_slice_mut(&mut surface.buffer),
         physical_size.width,
         physical_size.height,