diff --git a/ecdsa/src/sign.rs b/ecdsa/src/sign.rs
index cad20dc0..b39ea59b 100644
--- a/ecdsa/src/sign.rs
+++ b/ecdsa/src/sign.rs
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ where
         AffinePoint<C>: Clone + Debug,
     {
         VerifyKey {
-            public_key: (C::ProjectivePoint::generator() * &self.secret_scalar).to_affine(),
+            public_key: (C::ProjectivePoint::generator() * *self.secret_scalar).to_affine(),
         }
     }