diff --git a/Assets/Mirror/Components/NetworkTransform/NetworkTransformHybrid2022.cs b/Assets/Mirror/Components/NetworkTransform/NetworkTransformHybrid2022.cs
index ab814e81d..e2f60dc9f 100644
--- a/Assets/Mirror/Components/NetworkTransform/NetworkTransformHybrid2022.cs
+++ b/Assets/Mirror/Components/NetworkTransform/NetworkTransformHybrid2022.cs
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public class NetworkTransformHybrid2022 : NetworkBehaviour
         float scalePrecisionSqr;
 
         // dedicated writer to avoid Pool.Get calls. NT is in hot path.
-        NetworkWriter writer = new NetworkWriter();
+        readonly NetworkWriter writer = new NetworkWriter();
 
         // initialization //////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         // make sure to call this when inheriting too!