diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/region_constraints/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/region_constraints/mod.rs
index c7dd65330be..6a7f30a5dcf 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/region_constraints/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/region_constraints/mod.rs
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ pub fn data(&self) -> &RegionConstraintData<'tcx> {
         &self.storage.data
     }
 
-    pub(super) fn start_snapshot(&mut self) -> RegionSnapshot {
+    pub(super) fn start_snapshot(&self) -> RegionSnapshot {
         debug!("RegionConstraintCollector: start_snapshot");
         RegionSnapshot { any_unifications: self.storage.any_unifications }
     }