diff --git a/crates/roc_std/src/roc_list.rs b/crates/roc_std/src/roc_list.rs
index fc4247f459..b2bcae8565 100644
--- a/crates/roc_std/src/roc_list.rs
+++ b/crates/roc_std/src/roc_list.rs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ impl<T> RocList<T> {
     }
 
     pub fn iter(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &T> {
-        self.into_iter()
+        self.as_slice().iter()
     }
 
     /// Used for both roc_alloc and roc_realloc - given the number of elements,