diff --git a/servo/components/layout_thread/lib.rs b/servo/components/layout_thread/lib.rs
index 96eac55cc5b4..4e407e2146e7 100644
--- a/servo/components/layout_thread/lib.rs
+++ b/servo/components/layout_thread/lib.rs
@@ -1253,7 +1253,7 @@ impl LayoutThread {
                 (self.layout_threads as u64);
             time::send_profile_data(time::ProfilerCategory::LayoutTextShaping,
                                     self.profiler_metadata(),
-                                    self.time_profiler_chan.clone(),
+                                    &self.time_profiler_chan,
                                     0,
                                     text_shaping_time,
                                     0,
diff --git a/servo/components/profile_traits/time.rs b/servo/components/profile_traits/time.rs
index 369c2fa366d6..404a2340c2fd 100644
--- a/servo/components/profile_traits/time.rs
+++ b/servo/components/profile_traits/time.rs
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ pub fn profile<T, F>(category: ProfilerCategory,
 
     send_profile_data(category,
                       meta,
-                      profiler_chan,
+                      &profiler_chan,
                       start_time,
                       end_time,
                       start_energy,
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ pub fn profile<T, F>(category: ProfilerCategory,
 
 pub fn send_profile_data(category: ProfilerCategory,
                          meta: Option<TimerMetadata>,
-                         profiler_chan: ProfilerChan,
+                         profiler_chan: &ProfilerChan,
                          start_time: u64,
                          end_time: u64,
                          start_energy: u64,