diff --git a/crates/bevy_reflect/src/path.rs b/crates/bevy_reflect/src/path.rs
index cb01b6ad7b404..8876581312447 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_reflect/src/path.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_reflect/src/path.rs
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ impl ParsedPath {
     ///
     /// See [`element_mut`](Self::element_mut) for a typed version of this method.
     pub fn reflect_element_mut<'r, 'p>(
-        &'p mut self,
+        &'p self,
         root: &'r mut dyn Reflect,
     ) -> Result<&'r mut dyn Reflect, ReflectPathError<'p>> {
         let mut current = root;
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ impl ParsedPath {
     ///
     /// See [`reflect_element_mut`](Self::reflect_element_mut) for an untyped version of this method.
     pub fn element_mut<'r, 'p, T: Reflect>(
-        &'p mut self,
+        &'p self,
         root: &'r mut dyn Reflect,
     ) -> Result<&'r mut T, ReflectPathError<'p>> {
         self.reflect_element_mut(root).and_then(|p| {