diff --git a/src/diskio/mod.rs b/src/diskio/mod.rs
index d82d31196d..01a5de1963 100644
--- a/src/diskio/mod.rs
+++ b/src/diskio/mod.rs
@@ -343,6 +343,7 @@ pub fn write_file_incremental<P: AsRef<Path>, F: Fn(usize)>(
             {
                 trace_scoped!("write_segment", "name": path_display, "len": len);
                 f.write_all(&contents)?;
+                drop(contents);
                 chunk_complete_callback(len);
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/dist/component/package.rs b/src/dist/component/package.rs
index 56a5a897b4..6d3acae1d4 100644
--- a/src/dist/component/package.rs
+++ b/src/dist/component/package.rs
@@ -364,16 +364,18 @@ fn unpack_without_first_dir<'a, R: Read>(
             continue;
         }
 
+        struct SenderEntry<'a, 'b, R: std::io::Read> {
+            sender: Box<dyn FnMut(Vec<u8>) -> bool + 'a>,
+            entry: tar::Entry<'b, R>,
+        }
+
         /// true if either no sender_entry was provided, or the incremental file
         /// has been fully dispatched.
         fn flush_ios<'a, R: std::io::Read, P: AsRef<Path>>(
             mut budget: &mut MemoryBudget,
             io_executor: &dyn Executor,
             mut directories: &mut HashMap<PathBuf, DirStatus>,
-            mut sender_entry: Option<&mut (
-                Box<dyn FnMut(Vec<u8>) -> bool + 'a>,
-                &mut tar::Entry<'_, R>,
-            )>,
+            mut sender_entry: Option<&mut SenderEntry<'a, '_, R>>,
             full_path: P,
         ) -> Result<bool> {
             let mut result = sender_entry.is_none();
@@ -384,16 +386,20 @@ fn unpack_without_first_dir<'a, R: Read>(
                 trigger_children(&*io_executor, &mut directories, &mut budget, op)?;
             }
             // Maybe stream a file incrementally
-            if let Some((sender, entry)) = sender_entry.as_mut() {
+            if let Some(sender) = sender_entry.as_mut() {
                 if budget.available() as u64 >= IO_CHUNK_SIZE {
                     let mut v = vec![0; IO_CHUNK_SIZE as usize];
-                    let len = entry.read(&mut v)?;
+                    let len = sender
+                        .entry
+                        .by_ref()
+                        .take(IO_CHUNK_SIZE)
+                        .read_to_end(&mut v)?;
                     if len == 0 {
                         result = true;
                     }
                     v.resize(len, 0);
                     budget.claim_chunk(len);
-                    if !sender(v) {
+                    if !(sender.sender)(v) {
                         bail!(format!(
                             "IO receiver for '{}' disconnected",
                             full_path.as_ref().display()
@@ -519,8 +525,11 @@ fn unpack_without_first_dir<'a, R: Read>(
             }
         }
 
-        let mut incremental_file_sender = incremental_file_sender
-            .map(|incremental_file_sender| (incremental_file_sender, &mut entry));
+        let mut incremental_file_sender =
+            incremental_file_sender.map(|incremental_file_sender| SenderEntry {
+                sender: incremental_file_sender,
+                entry,
+            });
 
         // monitor io queue and feed in the content of the file (if needed)
         while !flush_ios(