diff --git a/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline/uninit.rs b/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline/uninit.rs
index 524d65f83d..dcd99b0cab 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline/uninit.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline/uninit.rs
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ impl TimelineUninitMark {
             .write(true)
             .open(&uninit_mark_path)
             .context("create uninit mark file")?;
-        crashsafe::fsync_file_and_parent(&common_parent).context("fsync uninit mark file")?;
+        crashsafe::fsync_file_and_parent(common_parent).context("fsync uninit mark file")?;
 
         Ok(Self {
             uninit_mark_deleted: false,