diff --git a/bin/clippy b/bin/clippy
index 236ad3c180..cd1a2480e3 100755
--- a/bin/clippy
+++ b/bin/clippy
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ SUPPRESS=(
     range_plus_one
     slow_vector_initialization
     unnecessary_filter_map
-    unnecessary_mut_passed
     unneeded_field_pattern
     useless_format
     wrong_self_convention
diff --git a/devices/src/virtio/snd/vios_backend/shm_vios.rs b/devices/src/virtio/snd/vios_backend/shm_vios.rs
index 171566aa33..21a2d62b6a 100644
--- a/devices/src/virtio/snd/vios_backend/shm_vios.rs
+++ b/devices/src/virtio/snd/vios_backend/shm_vios.rs
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ impl VioSClient {
 
     fn send_cmd<T: DataInit>(&self, data: T) -> Result<()> {
         let mut control_socket_lock = self.control_socket.lock();
-        seq_socket_send(&mut *control_socket_lock, data)?;
+        seq_socket_send(&*control_socket_lock, data)?;
         recv_cmd_status(&mut *control_socket_lock)
     }