diff --git a/lib/std/crypto/benchmark.zig b/lib/std/crypto/benchmark.zig
index 0cc2c1d3ad..8f961f80f2 100644
--- a/lib/std/crypto/benchmark.zig
+++ b/lib/std/crypto/benchmark.zig
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ fn printPad(stdout: var, s: []const u8) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn main() !void {
-    const stdout = &std.io.getStdOut().outStream().stream;
+    const stdout = std.io.getStdOut().outStream();
 
     var buffer: [1024]u8 = undefined;
     var fixed = std.heap.FixedBufferAllocator.init(buffer[0..]);