diff --git a/components/layout_thread/dom_wrapper.rs b/components/layout_thread/dom_wrapper.rs
index 8fecbdbf53a6..5900b912e736 100644
--- a/components/layout_thread/dom_wrapper.rs
+++ b/components/layout_thread/dom_wrapper.rs
@@ -685,7 +685,9 @@ impl<'le> ::selectors::Element for ServoLayoutElement<'le> {
     type Impl = SelectorImpl;
 
     fn opaque(&self) -> ::selectors::OpaqueElement {
-        ::selectors::OpaqueElement::new(self.as_node().opaque().0 as *const ())
+        ::selectors::OpaqueElement::new(unsafe {
+            &*(self.as_node().opaque().0 as *const ())
+        })
     }
 
     fn parent_element(&self) -> Option<ServoLayoutElement<'le>> {
@@ -1258,7 +1260,9 @@ impl<'le> ::selectors::Element for ServoThreadSafeLayoutElement<'le> {
     type Impl = SelectorImpl;
 
     fn opaque(&self) -> ::selectors::OpaqueElement {
-        ::selectors::OpaqueElement::new(self.as_node().opaque().0 as *const ())
+        ::selectors::OpaqueElement::new(unsafe {
+            &*(self.as_node().opaque().0 as *const ())
+        })
     }
 
     fn parent_element(&self) -> Option<Self> {
diff --git a/components/script/dom/element.rs b/components/script/dom/element.rs
index af24036efd2d..2101b1e6a7f0 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/element.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/element.rs
@@ -2616,8 +2616,11 @@ impl VirtualMethods for Element {
 impl<'a> SelectorsElement for DomRoot<Element> {
     type Impl = SelectorImpl;
 
+    #[allow(unsafe_code)]
     fn opaque(&self) -> ::selectors::OpaqueElement {
-        ::selectors::OpaqueElement::new(self.reflector().get_jsobject().get())
+        ::selectors::OpaqueElement::new(unsafe {
+            &*self.reflector().get_jsobject().get()
+        })
     }
 
     fn parent_element(&self) -> Option<DomRoot<Element>> {