diff --git a/helix-loader/src/grammar.rs b/helix-loader/src/grammar.rs
index 7e4fc2b58..29bcf07f5 100644
--- a/helix-loader/src/grammar.rs
+++ b/helix-loader/src/grammar.rs
@@ -592,6 +592,6 @@ fn mtime(path: &Path) -> Result<SystemTime> {
 /// Gives the contents of a file from a language's `runtime/queries/<lang>`
 /// directory
 pub fn load_runtime_file(language: &str, filename: &str) -> Result<String, std::io::Error> {
-    let path = crate::runtime_file(&PathBuf::new().join("queries").join(language).join(filename));
+    let path = crate::runtime_file(PathBuf::new().join("queries").join(language).join(filename));
     std::fs::read_to_string(path)
 }
diff --git a/helix-loader/src/lib.rs b/helix-loader/src/lib.rs
index 0e7c134d0..ae9ffe550 100644
--- a/helix-loader/src/lib.rs
+++ b/helix-loader/src/lib.rs
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ fn find_runtime_file(rel_path: &Path) -> Option<PathBuf> {
 /// The valid runtime directories are searched in priority order and the first
 /// file found to exist is returned, otherwise the path to the final attempt
 /// that failed.
-pub fn runtime_file(rel_path: &Path) -> PathBuf {
-    find_runtime_file(rel_path).unwrap_or_else(|| {
+pub fn runtime_file(rel_path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> PathBuf {
+    find_runtime_file(rel_path.as_ref()).unwrap_or_else(|| {
         RUNTIME_DIRS
             .last()
             .map(|dir| dir.join(rel_path))