diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 060eac942ba..ca96e496bfe 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ name
 [match_ref_pats](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#match_ref_pats)                       | warn    | a match has all arms prefixed with `&`; the match expression can be dereferenced instead
 [min_max](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#min_max)                                     | warn    | `min(_, max(_, _))` (or vice versa) with bounds clamping the result to a constant
 [modulo_one](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#modulo_one)                               | warn    | taking a number modulo 1, which always returns 0
-[mut_mut](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#mut_mut)                                     | warn    | usage of double-mut refs, e.g. `&mut &mut ...` (either copy'n'paste error, or shows a fundamental misunderstanding of references)
+[mut_mut](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#mut_mut)                                     | allow   | usage of double-mut refs, e.g. `&mut &mut ...` (either copy'n'paste error, or shows a fundamental misunderstanding of references)
 [needless_bool](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#needless_bool)                         | warn    | if-statements with plain booleans in the then- and else-clause, e.g. `if p { true } else { false }`
 [needless_lifetimes](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#needless_lifetimes)               | warn    | using explicit lifetimes for references in function arguments when elision rules would allow omitting them
 [needless_range_loop](https://github.com/Manishearth/rust-clippy/wiki#needless_range_loop)             | warn    | for-looping over a range of indices where an iterator over items would do
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index fdb0f975109..7ce2be97358 100755
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ pub fn plugin_registrar(reg: &mut Registry) {
         methods::OPTION_UNWRAP_USED,
         methods::RESULT_UNWRAP_USED,
         methods::WRONG_PUB_SELF_CONVENTION,
+        mut_mut::MUT_MUT,
         ptr_arg::PTR_ARG,
         shadow::SHADOW_REUSE,
         shadow::SHADOW_SAME,
@@ -135,7 +136,6 @@ pub fn plugin_registrar(reg: &mut Registry) {
         misc::MODULO_ONE,
         misc::REDUNDANT_PATTERN,
         misc::TOPLEVEL_REF_ARG,
-        mut_mut::MUT_MUT,
         needless_bool::NEEDLESS_BOOL,
         precedence::PRECEDENCE,
         ranges::RANGE_STEP_BY_ZERO,
diff --git a/src/mut_mut.rs b/src/mut_mut.rs
index b6260bb8ecc..d3270861870 100644
--- a/src/mut_mut.rs
+++ b/src/mut_mut.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use rustc::middle::ty::{TypeAndMut, TyRef};
 
 use utils::{in_external_macro, span_lint};
 
-declare_lint!(pub MUT_MUT, Warn,
+declare_lint!(pub MUT_MUT, Allow,
               "usage of double-mut refs, e.g. `&mut &mut ...` (either copy'n'paste error, \
                or shows a fundamental misunderstanding of references)");
 
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ fn check_expr_mut(cx: &Context, expr: &Expr) {
 
 fn unwrap_mut(ty : &Ty) -> Option<&Ty> {
     match ty.node {
-        TyPtr(MutTy{ ty: ref pty, mutbl: MutMutable }) => Option::Some(pty),
         TyRptr(_, MutTy{ ty: ref pty, mutbl: MutMutable }) => Option::Some(pty),
         _ => Option::None
     }
diff --git a/tests/compile-fail/mut_mut.rs b/tests/compile-fail/mut_mut.rs
index 8aa47769539..2560a54c0ef 100755
--- a/tests/compile-fail/mut_mut.rs
+++ b/tests/compile-fail/mut_mut.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #![feature(plugin)]
 #![plugin(clippy)]
 
+#![allow(unused)]
+
 //#![plugin(regex_macros)]
 //extern crate regex;
 
@@ -9,6 +11,11 @@ fn fun(x : &mut &mut u32) -> bool { //~ERROR generally you want to avoid `&mut &
     **x > 0
 }
 
+#[deny(mut_mut)]
+fn less_fun(x : *mut *mut u32) {
+  let y = x;
+}
+
 macro_rules! mut_ptr {
     ($p:expr) => { &mut $p }
 }