diff --git a/crates/nu-parser/src/parse_keywords.rs b/crates/nu-parser/src/parse_keywords.rs
index 37ded54647..9ca3cba470 100644
--- a/crates/nu-parser/src/parse_keywords.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-parser/src/parse_keywords.rs
@@ -2431,7 +2431,7 @@ pub fn parse_use(
 
     // Create a new Use command call to pass the import pattern as parser info
     let import_pattern_expr = Expression {
-        expr: Expr::ImportPattern(import_pattern),
+        expr: Expr::ImportPattern(Box::new(import_pattern)),
         span: span(args_spans),
         ty: Type::Any,
         custom_completion: None,
@@ -2615,7 +2615,7 @@ pub fn parse_hide(working_set: &mut StateWorkingSet, lite_command: &LiteCommand)
 
         // Create a new Use command call to pass the new import pattern
         let import_pattern_expr = Expression {
-            expr: Expr::ImportPattern(import_pattern),
+            expr: Expr::ImportPattern(Box::new(import_pattern)),
             span: span(args_spans),
             ty: Type::Any,
             custom_completion: None,
diff --git a/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs b/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs
index 8f32dff3fb..0b71c3c63d 100644
--- a/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs
@@ -2782,7 +2782,7 @@ pub fn parse_import_pattern(working_set: &mut StateWorkingSet, spans: &[Span]) -
                     prev_span,
                 ));
                 return Expression {
-                    expr: Expr::ImportPattern(import_pattern),
+                    expr: Expr::ImportPattern(Box::new(import_pattern)),
                     span: prev_span,
                     ty: Type::List(Box::new(Type::String)),
                     custom_completion: None,
@@ -2828,7 +2828,7 @@ pub fn parse_import_pattern(working_set: &mut StateWorkingSet, spans: &[Span]) -
                 } else {
                     working_set.error(ParseError::ExportNotFound(result.span));
                     return Expression {
-                        expr: Expr::ImportPattern(import_pattern),
+                        expr: Expr::ImportPattern(Box::new(import_pattern)),
                         span: span(spans),
                         ty: Type::List(Box::new(Type::String)),
                         custom_completion: None,
@@ -2848,7 +2848,7 @@ pub fn parse_import_pattern(working_set: &mut StateWorkingSet, spans: &[Span]) -
     }
 
     Expression {
-        expr: Expr::ImportPattern(import_pattern),
+        expr: Expr::ImportPattern(Box::new(import_pattern)),
         span: span(&spans[1..]),
         ty: Type::List(Box::new(Type::String)),
         custom_completion: None,
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/ast/expr.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/ast/expr.rs
index 95ca72ef00..54ac6149ca 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/ast/expr.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/ast/expr.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ pub enum Expr {
     String(String),
     CellPath(CellPath),
     FullCellPath(Box<FullCellPath>),
-    ImportPattern(ImportPattern),
+    ImportPattern(Box<ImportPattern>),
     Overlay(Option<BlockId>), // block ID of the overlay's origin module
     Signature(Box<Signature>),
     StringInterpolation(Vec<Expression>),
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/ast/expression.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/ast/expression.rs
index 4e91ba5e62..eba8b24e14 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/ast/expression.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/ast/expression.rs
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ impl Expression {
 
     pub fn as_import_pattern(&self) -> Option<ImportPattern> {
         match &self.expr {
-            Expr::ImportPattern(pattern) => Some(pattern.clone()),
+            Expr::ImportPattern(pattern) => Some(*pattern.clone()),
             _ => None,
         }
     }