diff --git a/components/script/dom/bindings/codegen/CodegenRust.py b/components/script/dom/bindings/codegen/CodegenRust.py
index 226587b5283..379f0de4714 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/bindings/codegen/CodegenRust.py
+++ b/components/script/dom/bindings/codegen/CodegenRust.py
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ def getJSToNativeConversionInfo(type, descriptorProvider, failureCode=None,
             default = "None"
         else:
             assert defaultValue.type.tag() == IDLType.Tags.domstring
-            default = 'DOMString("%s".to_owned())' % defaultValue.value
+            default = 'DOMString::from("%s")' % defaultValue.value
             if type.nullable():
                 default = "Some(%s)" % default