A mutable reference was used in a constant. Erroneous code example: ```compile_fail,E0764 #![feature(const_mut_refs)] fn main() { const OH_NO: &'static mut usize = &mut 1; // error! } ``` Mutable references (`&mut`) can only be used in constant functions, not statics or constants. This limitation exists to prevent the creation of constants that have a mutable reference in their final value. If you had a constant of `&mut i32` type, you could modify the value through that reference, making the constant essentially mutable. While there could be a more fine-grained scheme in the future that allows mutable references if they are not "leaked" to the final value, a more conservative approach was chosen for now. `const fn` do not have this problem, as the borrow checker will prevent the `const fn` from returning new mutable references. Remember: you cannot use a function call inside a constant or static. However, you can totally use it in constant functions: ``` #![feature(const_mut_refs)] const fn foo(x: usize) -> usize { let mut y = 1; let z = &mut y; *z += x; y } fn main() { const FOO: usize = foo(10); // ok! } ```