diff --git a/src/shims/intrinsics/mod.rs b/src/shims/intrinsics/mod.rs
index b85c799e2da..e0985ace5be 100644
--- a/src/shims/intrinsics/mod.rs
+++ b/src/shims/intrinsics/mod.rs
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ fn emulate_intrinsic_by_name(
             "breakpoint" => {
                 let [] = check_arg_count(args)?;
                 // normally this would raise a SIGTRAP, which aborts if no debugger is connected
-                throw_machine_stop!(TerminationInfo::Abort("Trace/breakpoint trap".to_string()))
+                throw_machine_stop!(TerminationInfo::Abort(format!("Trace/breakpoint trap")))
             }
 
             name => throw_unsup_format!("unimplemented intrinsic: `{name}`"),