diff --git a/src/lib.zig b/src/lib.zig
index eaf34b22b1d2d9d8c3d1951afba222ac1c45dd7d..46cf4297af8f28ecbb976686b702723359a56c30 100644
--- a/src/lib.zig
+++ b/src/lib.zig
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ pub fn addSentinel(alloc: std.mem.Allocator, comptime T: type, input: []const T,
 
 const alphabet = "0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";
 
-pub fn randomSlice(alloc: std.mem.Allocator, rand: *const std.rand.Random, comptime T: type, len: usize) ![]T {
+pub fn randomSlice(alloc: std.mem.Allocator, rand: std.rand.Random, comptime T: type, len: usize) ![]T {
     var buf = try alloc.alloc(T, len);
     var i: usize = 0;
     while (i < len) : (i += 1) {