diff --git a/lib/std/Io/Writer.zig b/lib/std/Io/Writer.zig
index 0da4d552d58d3939e27387313d0f12d76dc3d7b2..3f6fde21afd53b820714feb5982f2e81c054c7c2 100644
--- a/lib/std/Io/Writer.zig
+++ b/lib/std/Io/Writer.zig
@@ -2524,15 +2524,14 @@ pub fn Hashing(comptime Hasher: type) type {
 
         fn drain(w: *Writer, data: []const []const u8, splat: usize) Error!usize {
             const this: *@This() = @alignCast(@fieldParentPtr("writer", w));
-            const hasher = &this.hasher;
-            hasher.update(w.buffered());
+            this.hasher.update(w.buffered());
             w.end = 0;
             var n: usize = 0;
             for (data[0 .. data.len - 1]) |slice| {
-                hasher.update(slice);
+                this.hasher.update(slice);
                 n += slice.len;
             }
-            for (0..splat) |_| hasher.update(data[data.len - 1]);
+            for (0..splat) |_| this.hasher.update(data[data.len - 1]);
             return n + splat * data[data.len - 1].len;
         }
     };