diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/highlight.rs b/src/librustdoc/html/highlight.rs
index 8a7aa3c13a9..73d7a9ab859 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/highlight.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/highlight.rs
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ impl Class {
     }
 }
 
-fn write_header(class: Option<&str>, out: &mut Write) -> io::Result<()> {
+fn write_header(class: Option<&str>, out: &mut dyn Write) -> io::Result<()> {
     write!(out, "<pre class=\"rust {}\">\n", class.unwrap_or(""))
 }