diff --git a/examples/global_alloc.rs b/examples/global_alloc.rs
index dcf42c5..9197794 100644
--- a/examples/global_alloc.rs
+++ b/examples/global_alloc.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ fn main() -> ! {
         use core::mem::MaybeUninit;
         const HEAP_SIZE: usize = 1024;
         static mut HEAP: [MaybeUninit<u8>; HEAP_SIZE] = [MaybeUninit::uninit(); HEAP_SIZE];
-        unsafe { ALLOCATOR.init((&mut HEAP).as_ptr() as usize, HEAP_SIZE) }
+        unsafe { ALLOCATOR.init(HEAP.as_ptr() as usize, HEAP_SIZE) }
     }
 
     let mut xs = Vec::new();