diff --git a/crates/compiler/mono/src/drop_specialization.rs b/crates/compiler/mono/src/drop_specialization.rs
index d9a1ea9df9..1b200508ef 100644
--- a/crates/compiler/mono/src/drop_specialization.rs
+++ b/crates/compiler/mono/src/drop_specialization.rs
@@ -958,23 +958,20 @@ fn specialize_boxed<'a, 'i>(
                 *symbol,
                 // If the symbol is unique:
                 // - free the box
-                |_, _, _| {
+                |_, _, continuation| {
                     arena.alloc(Stmt::Refcounting(
                         // TODO can be replaced by free if ever added to the IR.
                         ModifyRc::DecRef(*symbol),
-                        new_continuation,
+                        continuation,
                     ))
                 },
                 // If the symbol is not unique:
                 // - increment the child
                 // - decref the box
-                |_, _, _| {
+                |_, _, continuation| {
                     arena.alloc(Stmt::Refcounting(
                         ModifyRc::Inc(s, 1),
-                        arena.alloc(Stmt::Refcounting(
-                            ModifyRc::DecRef(*symbol),
-                            new_continuation,
-                        )),
+                        arena.alloc(Stmt::Refcounting(ModifyRc::DecRef(*symbol), continuation)),
                     ))
                 },
                 new_continuation,
diff --git a/crates/compiler/test_mono/src/tests.rs b/crates/compiler/test_mono/src/tests.rs
index efc25f6c78..b17d9c9ad3 100644
--- a/crates/compiler/test_mono/src/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/compiler/test_mono/src/tests.rs
@@ -3028,9 +3028,9 @@ fn specialize_after_match() {
             listB = Nil
 
             longestLinkedList listA listB
-        
+
         LinkedList a : [Cons a (LinkedList a), Nil]
-        
+
         longestLinkedList : LinkedList a, LinkedList a -> Nat
         longestLinkedList = \listA, listB -> when listA is
             Nil -> linkedListLength listB