diff --git a/helix-view/src/gutter.rs b/helix-view/src/gutter.rs
index 4c0edd90..af016c56 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/gutter.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/gutter.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ pub fn diagnostic<'doc>(
 
     Box::new(move |line: usize, _selected: bool, out: &mut String| {
         use helix_core::diagnostic::Severity;
-        if let Some(diagnostic) = diagnostics.binary_search_by_key(&line, |d| d.line) {
+        if let Ok(index) = diagnostics.binary_search_by_key(&line, |d| d.line) {
+            let diagnostic = &diagnostics[index];
             write!(out, "●").unwrap();
             return Some(match diagnostic.severity {
                 Some(Severity::Error) => error,