diff --git a/crates/bevy_asset/src/asset_server.rs b/crates/bevy_asset/src/asset_server.rs
index 7edbd337b64f3..0f4ae4081ab67 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_asset/src/asset_server.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_asset/src/asset_server.rs
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ impl AssetServer {
                         }
                     }
 
-                    let _ = assets.set(result.id, result.asset);
+                    let _ = assets.set(result.id, *result.asset);
                 }
                 Ok(AssetLifecycleEvent::Free(handle_id)) => {
                     if let HandleId::AssetPathId(id) = handle_id {
diff --git a/crates/bevy_asset/src/loader.rs b/crates/bevy_asset/src/loader.rs
index aa0f3cd009b5a..cf50622711dba 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_asset/src/loader.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_asset/src/loader.rs
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ impl<'a> LoadContext<'a> {
 /// The result of loading an asset of type `T`
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct AssetResult<T: Component> {
-    pub asset: T,
+    pub asset: Box<T>,
     pub id: HandleId,
     pub version: usize,
 }
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ impl<T: AssetDynamic> AssetLifecycle for AssetLifecycleChannel<T> {
             self.sender
                 .send(AssetLifecycleEvent::Create(AssetResult {
                     id,
-                    asset: *asset,
+                    asset,
                     version,
                 }))
                 .unwrap()