diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/privacy.rs b/src/librustc/middle/privacy.rs
index ace0882a12c5..50e328ef0e3c 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/privacy.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/privacy.rs
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> PrivacyVisitor<'a, 'tcx> {
         debug!("privacy - path {}", self.nodestr(path_id));
         let orig_def = self.tcx.def_map.borrow()[path_id].clone();
         let ck = |&: tyname: &str| {
-            let ck_public = |def: ast::DefId| {
+            let ck_public = |&: def: ast::DefId| {
                 let name = token::get_ident(path.segments.last().unwrap().identifier);
                 let origdid = orig_def.def_id();
                 self.ensure_public(span,