diff --git a/src/libstd/option.rs b/src/libstd/option.rs
index 42878f6effb..37c5807c70b 100644
--- a/src/libstd/option.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/option.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ let msg = Some(~"howdy");
 
 // Take a reference to the contained string
 match msg {
-    Some(ref m) => io::println(m),
+    Some(ref m) => io::println(*m),
     None => ()
 }