diff --git a/crates/fbuild-cli/src/cli/daemon_cmd.rs b/crates/fbuild-cli/src/cli/daemon_cmd.rs
index 55d6b144..cb89ace6 100644
--- a/crates/fbuild-cli/src/cli/daemon_cmd.rs
+++ b/crates/fbuild-cli/src/cli/daemon_cmd.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ pub async fn run_daemon(action: DaemonAction) -> fbuild_core::Result<()> {
                 if removed.is_empty() {
                     output::result("daemon is not running");
                 } else {
-                    output::result(&format!(
+                    output::result(format!(
                         "daemon is not running (cleared stale records: {})",
                         removed.join(", ")
                     ));