diff --git a/lib/wasm/src/environ/dummy.rs b/lib/wasm/src/environ/dummy.rs
index 7ed6e02969..926c87cf9e 100644
--- a/lib/wasm/src/environ/dummy.rs
+++ b/lib/wasm/src/environ/dummy.rs
@@ -338,8 +338,8 @@ impl<'dummy_environment> FuncEnvironment for DummyFuncEnvironment<'dummy_environ
 }
 
 impl<'data> ModuleEnvironment<'data> for DummyEnvironment {
-    fn target_config(&self) -> &TargetFrontendConfig {
-        &self.info.config
+    fn target_config(&self) -> TargetFrontendConfig {
+        self.info.config
     }
 
     fn get_func_name(&self, func_index: FuncIndex) -> ir::ExternalName {
diff --git a/lib/wasm/src/environ/spec.rs b/lib/wasm/src/environ/spec.rs
index 705c540052..d963038f19 100644
--- a/lib/wasm/src/environ/spec.rs
+++ b/lib/wasm/src/environ/spec.rs
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ pub trait FuncEnvironment {
 /// by the user, they are only for `cranelift-wasm` internal use.
 pub trait ModuleEnvironment<'data> {
     /// Get the information needed to produce Cranelift IR for the current target.
-    fn target_config(&self) -> &TargetFrontendConfig;
+    fn target_config(&self) -> TargetFrontendConfig;
 
     /// Return the name for the given function index.
     fn get_func_name(&self, func_index: FuncIndex) -> ir::ExternalName;