diff --git a/src/cook/fs.rs b/src/cook/fs.rs
index 36c6d349c5..df8a5df95c 100644
--- a/src/cook/fs.rs
+++ b/src/cook/fs.rs
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ pub fn run_command(mut command: process::Command, stdout_pipe: &PtyOut) -> Resul
         .map_err(wrap_io_err!("waiting to exit"))?;
 
     if !status.success() {
-        return Err(Error::Command(command, status));
+        return Err(Error::Command(Box::new((command, status))));
     }
 
     Ok(())
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ pub fn run_command_stdin(
     let status = child.wait().map_err(wrap_io_err!("Spawning"))?;
 
     if !status.success() {
-        return Err(Error::Command(command, status));
+        return Err(Error::Command(Box::new((command, status))));
     }
 
     Ok(())
diff --git a/src/cook/package.rs b/src/cook/package.rs
index 57b3658cc2..9d6ec94751 100644
--- a/src/cook/package.rs
+++ b/src/cook/package.rs
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ pub fn package_toml(
             pkgar_core::Packaging::LZMA2 => {
                 let mut size = header
                     .total_size()
-                    .map_err(|e| Error::Pkgar(pkgar::Error::Core(e)))?
+                    .map_err(|e| Error::Pkgar(Box::new(pkgar::Error::Core(e))))?
                     as u64;
                 let entries = package
                     .read_entries()
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index f47b36ade1..4025493a44 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ pub enum Error {
         dst: PathBuf,
         context: &'static str,
     },
-    Command(Command, ExitStatus),
+    Command(Box<(Command, ExitStatus)>),
     Package(pkg::PackageError),
-    Pkgar(pkgar::Error),
+    Pkgar(Box<pkgar::Error>),
     Other(String),
 }
 
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ impl Display for Error {
                     source
                 )
             }
-            Error::Command(command, exit_status) => {
+            Error::Command(boxed) => {
+                let (command, exit_status) = &**boxed;
                 write!(
                     f,
                     "Failed to run [{:?}]: exited with status {}",
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ impl From<pkgar::Error> for Error {
                 path,
                 context,
             },
-            _ => Error::Pkgar(value),
+            _ => Error::Pkgar(Box::new(value)),
         }
     }
 }