diff --git a/talpid-wireguard/src/lib.rs b/talpid-wireguard/src/lib.rs
index bd43286ac17b..0f05314e72da 100644
--- a/talpid-wireguard/src/lib.rs
+++ b/talpid-wireguard/src/lib.rs
@@ -779,9 +779,8 @@ impl WireguardMonitor {
         #[cfg(target_os = "android")]
         let tunnel = if let Some(exit_peer) = &config.exit_peer {
             WgGoTunnel::start_multihop_tunnel(
-                #[allow(clippy::needless_borrow)]
                 &config,
-                exit_peer.clone(),
+                exit_peer,
                 log_path,
                 tun_provider,
                 routes,
diff --git a/talpid-wireguard/src/wireguard_go/mod.rs b/talpid-wireguard/src/wireguard_go/mod.rs
index 9dc2602fedb4..80bdc42982a8 100644
--- a/talpid-wireguard/src/wireguard_go/mod.rs
+++ b/talpid-wireguard/src/wireguard_go/mod.rs
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ impl WgGoTunnel {
                 state.stop()?;
                 Self::start_multihop_tunnel(
                     config,
-                    config.exit_peer.clone().unwrap(),
+                    &config.exit_peer.clone().unwrap().clone(),
                     log_path.as_deref(),
                     tun_provider,
                     routes,
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ impl WgGoTunnel {
 
     pub fn start_multihop_tunnel(
         config: &Config,
-        exit_peer: PeerConfig,
+        exit_peer: &PeerConfig,
         log_path: Option<&Path>,
         tun_provider: Arc<Mutex<TunProvider>>,
         routes: impl Iterator<Item = IpNetwork>,