diff --git a/core/runtime/core.odin b/core/runtime/core.odin
index 534d1e52f..340267497 100644
--- a/core/runtime/core.odin
+++ b/core/runtime/core.odin
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ append_elems :: proc(array: ^$T/[dynamic]$E, args: ..E, loc := #caller_location)
 @builtin
 append_elem_string :: proc(array: ^$T/[dynamic]$E/u8, arg: $A/string, loc := #caller_location) {
 	args := transmute([]E)arg;
-	append_elems(array=array, args=..args, loc=loc);
+	append_elems(array=array, args=args, loc=loc);
 }
 
 @builtin