diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Map/ActorInitializer.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Map/ActorInitializer.cs
index cf8fb0114a..269391b686 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Map/ActorInitializer.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Map/ActorInitializer.cs
@@ -117,8 +117,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 
 		public virtual void Initialize(MiniYaml yaml)
 		{
-			var valueType = typeof(T).IsEnum ? Enum.GetUnderlyingType(typeof(T)) : typeof(T);
-			Initialize((T)FieldLoader.GetValue("value", valueType, yaml.Value));
+			Initialize((T)FieldLoader.GetValue("value", typeof(T), yaml.Value));
 		}
 
 		public virtual void Initialize(T value)