diff --git a/crates/stdx/src/lib.rs b/crates/stdx/src/lib.rs
index 978c50d807..82f17fb9f7 100644
--- a/crates/stdx/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/stdx/src/lib.rs
@@ -187,11 +187,19 @@ pub fn is_upper_snake_case(s: &str) -> bool {
 }
 
 pub fn replace(buf: &mut String, from: char, to: &str) {
-    if !buf.contains(from) {
+    let replace_count = buf.chars().filter(|&ch| ch == from).count();
+    if replace_count == 0 {
         return;
     }
-    // FIXME: do this in place.
-    *buf = buf.replace(from, to);
+    let from_len = from.len_utf8();
+    let additional = to.len().saturating_sub(from_len);
+    buf.reserve(additional * replace_count);
+
+    let mut end = buf.len();
+    while let Some(i) = buf[..end].rfind(from) {
+        buf.replace_range(i..i + from_len, to);
+        end = i;
+    }
 }
 
 #[must_use]