diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/consts.rs b/clippy_lints/src/consts.rs
index 0000d3926..062c9bd2d 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/consts.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/consts.rs
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ pub fn lit_to_constant(lit: &LitKind, ty: Option<Ty<'_>>) -> Constant {
     match *lit {
         LitKind::Str(ref is, _) => Constant::Str(is.to_string()),
         LitKind::Byte(b) => Constant::Int(u128::from(b)),
-        LitKind::ByteStr(ref s) => Constant::Binary(Lrc::from(s.as_slice())),
+        LitKind::ByteStr(ref s) => Constant::Binary(Lrc::clone(s)),
         LitKind::Char(c) => Constant::Char(c),
         LitKind::Int(n, _) => Constant::Int(n),
         LitKind::Float(ref is, LitFloatType::Suffixed(fty)) => match fty {