diff --git a/src/primitives/decode.rs b/src/primitives/decode.rs
index 4f1d530a..7b0f321f 100644
--- a/src/primitives/decode.rs
+++ b/src/primitives/decode.rs
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ impl<'s> UncheckedHrpstring<'s> {
 
         let ret = UncheckedHrpstring {
             hrp: Hrp::parse(hrp)?,
-            data_part_ascii: rest[1..].as_bytes(), // Skip the separator.
+            data_part_ascii: &rest.as_bytes()[1..], // Skip the separator.
             hrpstring_length: s.len(),
         };