diff --git a/Xamarin.Forms.Core/IElementConfiguration.cs b/Xamarin.Forms.Core/IElementConfiguration.cs
index 2086fba7b..ed2868b75 100644
--- a/Xamarin.Forms.Core/IElementConfiguration.cs
+++ b/Xamarin.Forms.Core/IElementConfiguration.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 
 namespace Xamarin.Forms
 {
-	public interface IElementConfiguration<out TElement> where TElement : Element
+	// Don't make this generic covariant as it causes UWP performance to tank
+	public interface IElementConfiguration<TElement> where TElement : Element
 	{
 		IPlatformElementConfiguration<T, TElement> On<T>() where T : IConfigPlatform;
 	}