diff --git a/time.zig b/time.zig
index 3d8c182584ee5f17c401e579fcbfc334cf219b9a..117184666317bf5c1fc3dcd482049777ec3cb034 100644
--- a/time.zig
+++ b/time.zig
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ pub const DateTime = struct {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn formatAlloc(self: Self, alloc: *std.mem.Allocator, comptime fmt: string) !string {
+    pub fn formatAlloc(self: Self, alloc: std.mem.Allocator, comptime fmt: string) !string {
         var list = std.ArrayList(u8).init(alloc);
         defer list.deinit();