diff --git a/src/collision/collision_system.cpp b/src/collision/collision_system.cpp
index d26260bfc20..ca51c89004e 100644
--- a/src/collision/collision_system.cpp
+++ b/src/collision/collision_system.cpp
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ CollisionSystem::get_first_line_intersection(const Vector& line_start,
         if ((tile->get_attributes() & Tile::SOLID))
         {
           result.is_valid = true;
-          result.hit.tile = tile;
+          result.hit = tile;
           result.box = {glm::floor((test_vector - solids->get_offset()) / 32.0f), Sizef(32.f, 32.f)};
           return result;
         }
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ CollisionSystem::get_first_line_intersection(const Vector& line_start,
       if (intersects_line(object->get_bbox(), line_start, line_end))
       {
         result.is_valid = true;
-        result.hit.object = object;
+        result.hit = object;
         result.box = object->get_bbox();
         return result;
       }
diff --git a/src/collision/collision_system.hpp b/src/collision/collision_system.hpp
index a263e439d3c..559c1b6bea6 100644
--- a/src/collision/collision_system.hpp
+++ b/src/collision/collision_system.hpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include <vector>
 #include <memory>
+#include <variant>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 #include "collision/collision.hpp"
@@ -38,11 +39,7 @@ class CollisionSystem final
   struct RaycastResult
   {
     bool is_valid; /**< true if raycast hit something */
-    union
-    {
-      const CollisionObject* object;
-      const Tile* tile;
-    } hit; /**< tile/object that the raycast hit */
+    std::variant<const Tile*, CollisionObject*> hit; /**< tile/object that the raycast hit */
     Rectf box = {}; /**< hitbox of tile/object */
   };