diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/ucp.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/ucp.rs
index d73413d721..447751220d 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/ucp.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/ucp.rs
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ impl Command for UCp {
         for (sources, need_expand_tilde) in sources.iter_mut() {
             for src in sources.iter_mut() {
                 if !src.is_absolute() {
-                    *src = nu_path::expand_path_with(&src, &cwd, *need_expand_tilde);
+                    *src = nu_path::expand_path_with(&*src, &cwd, *need_expand_tilde);
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/umv.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/umv.rs
index d5c58f30e4..27a10fbb6f 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/umv.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/umv.rs
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ impl Command for UMv {
         for (files, need_expand_tilde) in files.iter_mut() {
             for src in files.iter_mut() {
                 if !src.is_absolute() {
-                    *src = nu_path::expand_path_with(&src, &cwd, *need_expand_tilde);
+                    *src = nu_path::expand_path_with(&*src, &cwd, *need_expand_tilde);
                 }
             }
         }