diff --git a/src/base.rs b/src/base.rs
index a259a4f30b2..527f455edbe 100644
--- a/src/base.rs
+++ b/src/base.rs
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ fn codegen_fn_body(fx: &mut FunctionCx<'_, '_, '_>, start_block: Block) {
                 fx.bcx.switch_to_block(failure);
                 fx.bcx.ins().nop();
 
-                match msg {
+                match &**msg {
                     AssertKind::BoundsCheck { ref len, ref index } => {
                         let len = codegen_operand(fx, len).load_scalar(fx);
                         let index = codegen_operand(fx, index).load_scalar(fx);