diff --git a/src/cargo/sources/git/known_hosts.rs b/src/cargo/sources/git/known_hosts.rs
index 9a623151ebb..f5efed799f4 100644
--- a/src/cargo/sources/git/known_hosts.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/sources/git/known_hosts.rs
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ fn check_ssh_known_hosts_loaded(
     // fingerprints (see FingerprintHash ssh config option). Here we only
     // support SHA256.
     let mut remote_fingerprint = cargo_util::Sha256::new();
-    remote_fingerprint.update(remote_host_key.clone());
+    remote_fingerprint.update(remote_host_key);
     let remote_fingerprint = STANDARD_NO_PAD.encode(remote_fingerprint.finish());
     let remote_host_key_encoded = STANDARD.encode(remote_host_key);