diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_repeated_enum_field.cc b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_repeated_enum_field.cc
index cf4dcd6094..04bc7bbb1b 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_repeated_enum_field.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_repeated_enum_field.cc
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ void RepeatedEnumFieldGenerator::GenerateSerializationCode(io::Printer* printer,
     variables_,
     use_write_context
     ? "$name$_.WriteTo(ref output, _repeated_$name$_codec);\n"
-    : "$name$_.WriteTo(ref output, _repeated_$name$_codec);\n");
+    : "$name$_.WriteTo(output, _repeated_$name$_codec);\n");
 }
 
 void RepeatedEnumFieldGenerator::GenerateSerializedSizeCode(io::Printer* printer) {