diff --git a/autoload/startify.vim b/autoload/startify.vim
index 14c2a1a..b031591 100644
--- a/autoload/startify.vim
+++ b/autoload/startify.vim
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ function! s:filter_oldfiles(path_prefix, path_format) abort
   let entries  = {}
   let oldfiles = []
 
-  for fname in copy(v:oldfiles)
+  for fname in v:oldfiles
     if counter <= 0
       break
     endif