diff --git a/alloc/src/boxed.rs b/alloc/src/boxed.rs
index 5f20729568352..3e791416820ef 100644
--- a/alloc/src/boxed.rs
+++ b/alloc/src/boxed.rs
@@ -1688,7 +1688,7 @@ impl<T: Default> Default for Box<T> {
     /// Creates a `Box<T>`, with the `Default` value for T.
     #[inline]
     fn default() -> Self {
-        Box::new(T::default())
+        Box::write(Box::new_uninit(), T::default())
     }
 }