diff --git a/src/Veldrid/CommandList.cs b/src/Veldrid/CommandList.cs
index 983bdf9c8..ec0b3ca90 100644
--- a/src/Veldrid/CommandList.cs
+++ b/src/Veldrid/CommandList.cs
@@ -694,8 +694,7 @@ public unsafe void UpdateBuffer<T>(
             uint bufferOffsetInBytes,
             T source) where T : unmanaged
         {
-            ref byte sourceByteRef = ref Unsafe.AsRef<byte>(Unsafe.AsPointer(ref source));
-            fixed (byte* ptr = &sourceByteRef) UpdateBuffer(buffer, bufferOffsetInBytes, (IntPtr)ptr, (uint)sizeof(T));
+            UpdateBuffer(buffer, bufferOffsetInBytes, (IntPtr)(&source), (uint)sizeof(T));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -714,8 +713,7 @@ public unsafe void UpdateBuffer<T>(
             uint bufferOffsetInBytes,
             ref T source) where T : unmanaged
         {
-            ref byte sourceByteRef = ref Unsafe.AsRef<byte>(Unsafe.AsPointer(ref source));
-            fixed (byte* ptr = &sourceByteRef) UpdateBuffer(buffer, bufferOffsetInBytes, (IntPtr)ptr, Util.USizeOf<T>());
+            fixed (T* ptr = &source) UpdateBuffer(buffer, bufferOffsetInBytes, (IntPtr)ptr, Util.USizeOf<T>());
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -736,8 +734,7 @@ public unsafe void UpdateBuffer<T>(
             ref T source,
             uint sizeInBytes) where T : unmanaged
         {
-            ref byte sourceByteRef = ref Unsafe.AsRef<byte>(Unsafe.AsPointer(ref source));
-            fixed (byte* ptr = &sourceByteRef) UpdateBuffer(buffer, bufferOffsetInBytes, (IntPtr)ptr, sizeInBytes);
+            fixed (T* ptr = &source) UpdateBuffer(buffer, bufferOffsetInBytes, (IntPtr)ptr, sizeInBytes);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Veldrid/GraphicsDevice.cs b/src/Veldrid/GraphicsDevice.cs
index 6b64c29de..68c02ceff 100644
--- a/src/Veldrid/GraphicsDevice.cs
+++ b/src/Veldrid/GraphicsDevice.cs
@@ -672,8 +672,7 @@ public unsafe void UpdateBuffer<T>(
             uint bufferOffsetInBytes,
             T source) where T : unmanaged
         {
-            ref byte sourceByteRef = ref Unsafe.AsRef<byte>(Unsafe.AsPointer(ref source));
-            fixed (byte* ptr = &sourceByteRef) UpdateBuffer(buffer, bufferOffsetInBytes, (IntPtr)ptr, (uint)sizeof(T));
+            UpdateBuffer(buffer, bufferOffsetInBytes, (IntPtr)(&source), (uint)sizeof(T));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -692,8 +691,7 @@ public unsafe void UpdateBuffer<T>(
             uint bufferOffsetInBytes,
             ref T source) where T : unmanaged
         {
-            ref byte sourceByteRef = ref Unsafe.AsRef<byte>(Unsafe.AsPointer(ref source));
-            fixed (byte* ptr = &sourceByteRef) UpdateBuffer(buffer, bufferOffsetInBytes, (IntPtr)ptr, (uint)sizeof(T));
+            fixed (T* ptr = &source) UpdateBuffer(buffer, bufferOffsetInBytes, (IntPtr)ptr, (uint)sizeof(T));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -714,8 +712,7 @@ public unsafe void UpdateBuffer<T>(
             ref T source,
             uint sizeInBytes) where T : unmanaged
         {
-            ref byte sourceByteRef = ref Unsafe.AsRef<byte>(Unsafe.AsPointer(ref source));
-            fixed (byte* ptr = &sourceByteRef) UpdateBuffer(buffer, bufferOffsetInBytes, (IntPtr)ptr, sizeInBytes);
+            fixed (T* ptr = &source) UpdateBuffer(buffer, bufferOffsetInBytes, (IntPtr)ptr, sizeInBytes);
         }
 
         /// <summary>