diff --git a/crates/ide-diagnostics/src/handlers/type_mismatch.rs b/crates/ide-diagnostics/src/handlers/type_mismatch.rs
index f3cf823efe68..afd6130bb3e9 100644
--- a/crates/ide-diagnostics/src/handlers/type_mismatch.rs
+++ b/crates/ide-diagnostics/src/handlers/type_mismatch.rs
@@ -103,9 +103,13 @@ fn add_or_fix_reference(
         let expr = ctx.sema.original_ast_node(expr)?;
         let expr_without_ref = RefExpr::cast(expr.syntax().clone())?.expr()?;
 
-        let pos = expr_without_ref.syntax().text_range().start();
-        let edit = TextEdit::insert(pos, expected_mutability.as_keyword_for_ref().to_owned());
-        let source_change = SourceChange::from_text_edit(range.file_id, edit);
+        let file_id = expr_ptr.file_id.original_file(ctx.db());
+        let mut builder = SourceChangeBuilder::new(file_id.file_id(ctx.db()));
+        let editor = builder.make_editor(expr.syntax());
+        let make = editor.make();
+        let new_expr = make.expr_ref(expr_without_ref, true);
+        builder.replace_ast(expr, new_expr);
+        let source_change = builder.finish();
         acc.push(fix(
             "make_reference_mutable",
             "Make reference mutable",