diff --git a/src/libtime/lib.rs b/src/libtime/lib.rs
index 930aa0270647..87a00334c478 100644
--- a/src/libtime/lib.rs
+++ b/src/libtime/lib.rs
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ impl<'a> fmt::Show for TmFmt<'a> {
         }
 
         fn parse_type(fmt: &mut fmt::Formatter, ch: char, tm: &Tm) -> fmt::Result {
-            let die = || {
+            let die = |&:| {
                 unreachable!()
             };
             match ch {