diff --git a/core/slice/slice.odin b/core/slice/slice.odin
index 764eb6334..3076fe641 100644
--- a/core/slice/slice.odin
+++ b/core/slice/slice.odin
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ split_last :: proc(array: $T/[]$E) -> (rest: T, last: E) {
 first :: proc(array: $T/[]$E) -> E {
 	return array[0];
 }
-last :: proc(array: $T/[]$E) -> ^E {
+last :: proc(array: $T/[]$E) -> E {
 	return array[len(array)-1];
 }