diff --git a/lib/std/hash_map.zig b/lib/std/hash_map.zig
index 3a976af8de..3a3c30bdf8 100644
--- a/lib/std/hash_map.zig
+++ b/lib/std/hash_map.zig
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ pub fn HashMap(
         pub fn get(self: Self, key: K) ?V {
             return self.unmanaged.getContext(key, self.ctx);
         }
-        pub fn getAdapted(self: Self, key: anytype, ctx: anytype) ?*V {
+        pub fn getAdapted(self: Self, key: anytype, ctx: anytype) ?V {
             return self.unmanaged.getAdapted(key, ctx);
         }