diff --git a/rust/pin-init/examples/mutex.rs b/rust/pin-init/examples/mutex.rs
index 882f3e23f5dd..e8d4dbb664fe 100644
--- a/rust/pin-init/examples/mutex.rs
+++ b/rust/pin-init/examples/mutex.rs
@@ -79,11 +79,7 @@ pub fn new(val: impl PinInit<T>) -> impl PinInit<Self> {
             wait_list <- ListHead::new(),
             spin_lock: SpinLock::new(),
             locked: Cell::new(false),
-            data <- unsafe {
-                pin_init_from_closure(|slot: *mut UnsafeCell<T>| {
-                    val.__pinned_init(slot.cast::<T>())
-                })
-            },
+            data <- UnsafeCell::pin_init(val),
         })
     }