diff --git a/crates/flycheck/src/lib.rs b/crates/flycheck/src/lib.rs
index 2de719af92ce..61433313921a 100644
--- a/crates/flycheck/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/flycheck/src/lib.rs
@@ -488,7 +488,9 @@ impl CargoActor {
                     // Skip certain kinds of messages to only spend time on what's useful
                     JsonMessage::Cargo(message) => match message {
                         cargo_metadata::Message::CompilerArtifact(artifact) if !artifact.fresh => {
-                            self.sender.send(CargoMessage::CompilerArtifact(artifact)).unwrap();
+                            self.sender
+                                .send(CargoMessage::CompilerArtifact(Box::new(artifact)))
+                                .unwrap();
                         }
                         cargo_metadata::Message::CompilerMessage(msg) => {
                             self.sender.send(CargoMessage::Diagnostic(msg.message)).unwrap();
@@ -533,7 +535,7 @@ impl CargoActor {
 }
 
 enum CargoMessage {
-    CompilerArtifact(cargo_metadata::Artifact),
+    CompilerArtifact(Box<cargo_metadata::Artifact>),
     Diagnostic(Diagnostic),
 }