diff --git a/vmm/src/lib.rs b/vmm/src/lib.rs
index 6da66b36d..cb1ce9d54 100644
--- a/vmm/src/lib.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/lib.rs
@@ -1623,7 +1623,7 @@ impl RequestHandler for Vmm {
             for net in restored_nets.iter() {
                 for net_config in vm_net_configs.iter_mut() {
                     // update only if the net dev is backed by FDs
-                    if net_config.id == Some(net.id.clone()) && net_config.fds.is_some() {
+                    if net_config.id.as_ref() == Some(&net.id) && net_config.fds.is_some() {
                         net_config.fds.clone_from(&net.fds);
                     }
                 }