diff --git a/crates/oxc_ast/src/ast_builder_impl.rs b/crates/oxc_ast/src/ast_builder_impl.rs
index 0bd30043e2286..7527b79fb5d60 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_ast/src/ast_builder_impl.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_ast/src/ast_builder_impl.rs
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ impl<'a> AstBuilder<'a> {
 
     #[inline]
     pub fn move_assignment_target(self, target: &mut AssignmentTarget<'a>) -> AssignmentTarget<'a> {
-        let dummy = self.simple_assignment_target_identifier_reference(Span::default(), "");
+        let dummy =
+            self.simple_assignment_target_identifier_reference(Span::default(), Atom::from(""));
         mem::replace(target, dummy.into())
     }