diff --git a/lib/api/src/store.rs b/lib/api/src/store.rs
index 3dea7e620a0..1b11363050b 100644
--- a/lib/api/src/store.rs
+++ b/lib/api/src/store.rs
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ impl Store {
         &self.inner.engine
     }
 
+    /// Returns mutable reference to [`Engine`]
+    pub fn engine_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Engine {
+        &mut self.inner.engine
+    }
+
     /// Checks whether two stores are identical. A store is considered
     /// equal to another store if both have the same engine.
     pub fn same(a: &Self, b: &Self) -> bool {
diff --git a/lib/cli/src/commands/compile.rs b/lib/cli/src/commands/compile.rs
index 9ee969574a6..a01cacae71b 100644
--- a/lib/cli/src/commands/compile.rs
+++ b/lib/cli/src/commands/compile.rs
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ impl Compile {
                 Target::new(target_triple.clone(), features)
             })
             .unwrap_or_default();
-        let (store, compiler_type) = self.store.get_store_for_target(target.clone())?;
+        let (mut store, compiler_type) = self.store.get_store_for_target(target.clone())?;
 
-        let mut engine = store.engine().clone();
+        let engine = store.engine_mut();
         let hash_algorithm = self.hash_algorithm.unwrap_or_default().into();
         engine.set_hash_algorithm(Some(hash_algorithm));