diff --git a/src/DotNext/Func.cs b/src/DotNext/Func.cs
index 4ea604ecb..7b8515e03 100644
--- a/src/DotNext/Func.cs
+++ b/src/DotNext/Func.cs
@@ -95,12 +95,15 @@ public static Func<T> Constant<T>(T obj)
         // slow path - allocates a new delegate
         return obj is null
             ? Default!
-            : obj.UnboxAny<T>;
+            : typeof(T).IsValueType
+            ? new BoxedConstant<T>() { Value = obj }.GetValue
+            : Unsafe.As<T, object>(ref obj).UnboxRefType<T>;
 
         static T? Default() => default;
     }
 
-    private static T UnboxAny<T>(this object obj) => (T)obj;
+    private static T UnboxRefType<T>(this object obj)
+        => Unsafe.As<object, T>(ref obj);
 
     private static Func<bool> Constant(bool value)
     {
@@ -481,4 +484,11 @@ public static Result<TResult> TryInvoke<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10,
 
         return result;
     }
+
+    private sealed class BoxedConstant<T> : StrongBox<T>
+    {
+        internal T GetValue() => Value!;
+
+        public override string? ToString() => Value?.ToString();
+    }
 }
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