diff --git a/serde_derive/src/internals/receiver.rs b/serde_derive/src/internals/receiver.rs
index fa2a77d2..852e857b 100644
--- a/serde_derive/src/internals/receiver.rs
+++ b/serde_derive/src/internals/receiver.rs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ impl ReplaceReceiver<'_> {
             self.visit_type_mut_impl(ty);
             return;
         };
-        *ty = self.self_ty(span).into();
+        *ty = Type::Path(self.self_ty(span));
     }
 
     // `Self::Assoc` -> `<Receiver>::Assoc`