diff --git a/src/internal/stringslite/strings.go b/src/internal/stringslite/strings.go
index 4114b86130..3a09e08cf4 100644
--- a/src/internal/stringslite/strings.go
+++ b/src/internal/stringslite/strings.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func HasPrefix(s, prefix string) bool {
-	return len(s) >= len(prefix) && s[0:len(prefix)] == prefix
+	return len(s) >= len(prefix) && s[:len(prefix)] == prefix
 }
 
 func HasSuffix(s, suffix string) bool {