diff --git a/helix-term/tests/test/commands/write.rs b/helix-term/tests/test/commands/write.rs
index 61e7d0c30cd2d..df5e1b8f706f3 100644
--- a/helix-term/tests/test/commands/write.rs
+++ b/helix-term/tests/test/commands/write.rs
@@ -540,9 +540,10 @@ async fn test_symlink_write() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
     let mut file = tempfile::NamedTempFile::new_in(&dir)?;
     let symlink_path = dir.path().join("linked");
-    let mut symlink = symlink(file.path(), &symlink_path)?;
+    symlink(file.path(), &symlink_path)?;
+
     let mut app = helpers::AppBuilder::new()
-        .with_file(symlink_path, None)
+        .with_file(&symlink_path, None)
         .build()?;
 
     test_key_sequence(