diff --git a/serde_derive/src/internals/receiver.rs b/serde_derive/src/internals/receiver.rs
index 1e7fc54f..a322e8e7 100644
--- a/serde_derive/src/internals/receiver.rs
+++ b/serde_derive/src/internals/receiver.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ impl ReplaceReceiver<'_> {
 
         path.leading_colon = Some(**path.segments.pairs().next().unwrap().punct().unwrap());
 
-        let segments = mem::replace(&mut path.segments, Punctuated::new());
+        let segments = mem::take(&mut path.segments);
         path.segments = segments.into_pairs().skip(1).collect();
     }