diff --git a/crates/oxc_language_server/src/linter.rs b/crates/oxc_language_server/src/linter.rs
index 2e224855d27ac..9dbfb3e8d34a8 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_language_server/src/linter.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_language_server/src/linter.rs
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ impl IsolatedLintHandler {
 
             let lint_ctx = LintContext::new(
                 path.to_path_buf().into_boxed_path(),
-                &Rc::new(semantic_ret.semantic),
+                Rc::new(semantic_ret.semantic),
             );
 
             let result = linter.run(lint_ctx);
diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/context.rs b/crates/oxc_linter/src/context.rs
index 5c53c13a33859..babf3237a9d96 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/context.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/context.rs
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ pub struct LintContext<'a> {
 }
 
 impl<'a> LintContext<'a> {
-    pub fn new(file_path: Box<Path>, semantic: &Rc<Semantic<'a>>) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(file_path: Box<Path>, semantic: Rc<Semantic<'a>>) -> Self {
         let disable_directives =
             DisableDirectivesBuilder::new(semantic.source_text(), semantic.trivias()).build();
         Self {
-            semantic: Rc::clone(semantic),
+            semantic,
             diagnostics: RefCell::new(vec![]),
             disable_directives: Rc::new(disable_directives),
             fix: false,
diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/service.rs b/crates/oxc_linter/src/service.rs
index b98ae4f89d9ab..c5e4262989b1e 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/service.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/service.rs
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ impl Runtime {
         };
 
         let lint_ctx =
-            LintContext::new(path.to_path_buf().into_boxed_path(), &Rc::new(semantic_ret.semantic));
+            LintContext::new(path.to_path_buf().into_boxed_path(), Rc::new(semantic_ret.semantic));
         self.linter.run(lint_ctx)
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/utils/jest.rs b/crates/oxc_linter/src/utils/jest.rs
index 29f8f781b0121..ef0ad8a44dd8b 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/utils/jest.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/utils/jest.rs
@@ -317,15 +317,15 @@ mod test {
         let semantic_ret = Rc::new(semantic_ret);
 
         let path = Path::new("foo.js");
-        let ctx = LintContext::new(Box::from(path), &semantic_ret);
+        let ctx = LintContext::new(Box::from(path), Rc::clone(&semantic_ret));
         assert!(!super::is_jest_file(&ctx));
 
         let path = Path::new("foo.test.js");
-        let ctx = LintContext::new(Box::from(path), &semantic_ret);
+        let ctx = LintContext::new(Box::from(path), Rc::clone(&semantic_ret));
         assert!(super::is_jest_file(&ctx));
 
         let path = Path::new("__tests__/foo/test.spec.js");
-        let ctx = LintContext::new(Box::from(path), &semantic_ret);
+        let ctx = LintContext::new(Box::from(path), semantic_ret);
         assert!(super::is_jest_file(&ctx));
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/oxc_wasm/src/lib.rs b/crates/oxc_wasm/src/lib.rs
index d829cd63456d6..4ca3722973920 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_wasm/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_wasm/src/lib.rs
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ impl Oxc {
         let semantic = Rc::new(semantic_ret.semantic);
         // Only lint if there are not syntax errors
         if run_options.lint() && self.diagnostics.borrow().is_empty() {
-            let lint_ctx = LintContext::new(path.clone().into_boxed_path(), &semantic);
+            let lint_ctx = LintContext::new(path.clone().into_boxed_path(), Rc::clone(&semantic));
             let linter_ret = Linter::default().run(lint_ctx);
             let diagnostics = linter_ret.into_iter().map(|e| Error::from(e.error)).collect();
             self.save_diagnostics(diagnostics);
diff --git a/tasks/benchmark/benches/linter.rs b/tasks/benchmark/benches/linter.rs
index e83eeb2c83f3a..6cee90cd04c89 100644
--- a/tasks/benchmark/benches/linter.rs
+++ b/tasks/benchmark/benches/linter.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,10 @@ fn bench_linter(criterion: &mut Criterion) {
                 let linter = Linter::from_options(lint_options).unwrap();
                 let semantic = Rc::new(semantic_ret.semantic);
                 b.iter(|| {
-                    linter.run(LintContext::new(PathBuf::from("").into_boxed_path(), &semantic))
+                    linter.run(LintContext::new(
+                        PathBuf::from("").into_boxed_path(),
+                        Rc::clone(&semantic),
+                    ))
                 });
             },
         );