diff --git a/library/std/src/process.rs b/library/std/src/process.rs
index f9cfd11e9065..c433e74faf3e 100644
--- a/library/std/src/process.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/process.rs
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
 ///
 /// let output = if cfg!(target_os = "windows") {
 ///     Command::new("cmd")
-///             .args(&["/C", "echo hello"])
+///             .args(["/C", "echo hello"])
 ///             .output()
 ///             .expect("failed to execute process")
 /// } else {
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ pub fn arg<S: AsRef<OsStr>>(&mut self, arg: S) -> &mut Command {
     /// use std::process::Command;
     ///
     /// Command::new("ls")
-    ///         .args(&["-l", "-a"])
+    ///         .args(["-l", "-a"])
     ///         .spawn()
     ///         .expect("ls command failed to start");
     /// ```