diff --git a/bindings/matrix-sdk-ffi/src/sliding_sync.rs b/bindings/matrix-sdk-ffi/src/sliding_sync.rs
index 1c3d76bd4..1e3c749ff 100644
--- a/bindings/matrix-sdk-ffi/src/sliding_sync.rs
+++ b/bindings/matrix-sdk-ffi/src/sliding_sync.rs
@@ -642,7 +642,8 @@ impl SlidingSync {
 
     pub fn get_room(&self, room_id: String) -> anyhow::Result<Option<Arc<SlidingSyncRoom>>> {
         let runner = self.inner.clone();
-        Ok(self.inner.get_room(OwnedRoomId::try_from(room_id)?).map(|inner| {
+
+        Ok(self.inner.get_room(&OwnedRoomId::try_from(room_id)?).map(|inner| {
             Arc::new(SlidingSyncRoom {
                 inner,
                 runner,
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk/src/sliding_sync.rs b/crates/matrix-sdk/src/sliding_sync.rs
index bf91446d1..f6aa77bab 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk/src/sliding_sync.rs
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk/src/sliding_sync.rs
@@ -814,8 +814,8 @@ impl SlidingSync {
     }
 
     /// Lookup a specific room
-    pub fn get_room(&self, room_id: OwnedRoomId) -> Option<SlidingSyncRoom> {
-        self.rooms.lock_ref().get(&room_id).cloned()
+    pub fn get_room(&self, room_id: &OwnedRoomId) -> Option<SlidingSyncRoom> {
+        self.rooms.lock_ref().get(room_id).cloned()
     }
 
     fn update_to_device_since(&self, since: String) {