diff --git a/aya/src/sys/netlink.rs b/aya/src/sys/netlink.rs
index 50b2c3a4..2f49bbea 100644
--- a/aya/src/sys/netlink.rs
+++ b/aya/src/sys/netlink.rs
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ mod tests {
             TCA_OPTIONS as u16
         );
 
-        let mut iter = NlAttrsIterator::new(&outer.data);
+        let mut iter = NlAttrsIterator::new(outer.data);
         let inner = iter.next().unwrap().unwrap();
         assert_eq!(
             inner.header.nla_type & NLA_TYPE_MASK as u16,