diff --git a/crates/bevy_ui/src/widget/text.rs b/crates/bevy_ui/src/widget/text.rs
index 305e7cf810..577f65201b 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ui/src/widget/text.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ui/src/widget/text.rs
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ fn queue_text(
     inverse_scale_factor: f32,
     block: &TextLayout,
     node: Ref<ComputedNode>,
-    mut text_flags: Mut<TextNodeFlags>,
+    text_flags: &TextNodeFlags,
     text_layout_info: Mut<TextLayoutInfo>,
     computed: &mut ComputedTextBlock,
     text_reader: &mut TextUiReader,
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ pub fn text_system(
         Ref<ComputedNode>,
         &TextLayout,
         &mut TextLayoutInfo,
-        &mut TextNodeFlags,
+        &TextNodeFlags,
         &mut ComputedTextBlock,
     )>,
     mut text_reader: TextUiReader,