diff --git a/vm/src/stdlib/itertools.rs b/vm/src/stdlib/itertools.rs
index 410504d94..3c87e2b86 100644
--- a/vm/src/stdlib/itertools.rs
+++ b/vm/src/stdlib/itertools.rs
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ mod decl {
             let step = format!("{}", self.step.clone());
             if step != "1" {
                 cur.push_str(", ");
-                cur.push_str(&step.to_string());
+                cur.push_str(&step);
             }
             Ok(format!("count({})", cur))
         }