diff --git a/lib/std/target.zig b/lib/std/target.zig
index aaa19ad609..50c749d30b 100644
--- a/lib/std/target.zig
+++ b/lib/std/target.zig
@@ -357,9 +357,9 @@ pub const Target = union(enum) {
         };
 
         if (linkage == .Static) {
-            return try mem.join(allocator, "-", [_][]const u8{ arch, os, "static" });
+            return try mem.join(allocator, "-", &[_][]const u8{ arch, os, "static" });
         } else {
-            return try mem.join(allocator, "-", [_][]const u8{ arch, os });
+            return try mem.join(allocator, "-", &[_][]const u8{ arch, os });
         }
     }