diff --git a/src/librustc/traits/error_reporting.rs b/src/librustc/traits/error_reporting.rs
index 66737372bda3..13eb47a041fa 100644
--- a/src/librustc/traits/error_reporting.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/traits/error_reporting.rs
@@ -2578,7 +2578,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
             };
 
             span.push_span_label(original_span, message);
-            err.set_span(span);
+            err.set_span(span.clone());
 
             format!("is not {}", trait_name)
         } else {