diff --git a/exercises/06_move_semantics/move_semantics5.rs b/exercises/06_move_semantics/move_semantics5.rs
index 13279bae..fc593387 100644
--- a/exercises/06_move_semantics/move_semantics5.rs
+++ b/exercises/06_move_semantics/move_semantics5.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ fn get_char(data: String) -> char {
 
 // Should take ownership
 fn string_uppercase(mut data: &String) {
-    data = &data.to_uppercase();
+    data = data.to_uppercase();
 
     println!("{data}");
 }