diff --git a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/render/morph.rs b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/render/morph.rs
index 7516bb495b..cdc9c599ea 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/render/morph.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/render/morph.rs
@@ -109,6 +109,6 @@ pub fn no_automatic_morph_batching(
     query: Query<Entity, (With<MeshMorphWeights>, Without<NoAutomaticBatching>)>,
 ) {
     for entity in &query {
-        commands.entity(entity).insert(NoAutomaticBatching);
+        commands.entity(entity).try_insert(NoAutomaticBatching);
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/render/skin.rs b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/render/skin.rs
index 8ad3c35d6e..6a725b546c 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/render/skin.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/render/skin.rs
@@ -146,6 +146,6 @@ pub fn no_automatic_skin_batching(
     query: Query<Entity, (With<SkinnedMesh>, Without<NoAutomaticBatching>)>,
 ) {
     for entity in &query {
-        commands.entity(entity).insert(NoAutomaticBatching);
+        commands.entity(entity).try_insert(NoAutomaticBatching);
     }
 }