diff --git a/internal/ui/list/highlight.go b/internal/ui/list/highlight.go
index 631181db29ce5bc3a2087de30341342f0374b229..5d1eb94d4c780cd1ceb67b203fa8ede784cf5cb8 100644
--- a/internal/ui/list/highlight.go
+++ b/internal/ui/list/highlight.go
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func HighlightBuffer(content string, area image.Rectangle, startLine, startCol,
 			}
 			cell := line.At(x)
 			if cell != nil {
-				line.Set(x, highlighter(x, y, cell))
+				highlighter(x, y, cell)
 			}
 		}
 	}