diff --git a/compiler/noirc_driver/src/lib.rs b/compiler/noirc_driver/src/lib.rs
index 6211c97b881..4ba9b85f967 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_driver/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_driver/src/lib.rs
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ pub fn compile_no_check(
     };
 
     let SsaProgramArtifact { program, debug, warnings, names, error_types, .. } =
-        create_program(program, ssa_evaluator_options)?;
+        create_program(program, &ssa_evaluator_options)?;
 
     let abi = abi_gen::gen_abi(context, &main_function, return_visibility, error_types);
     let file_map = filter_relevant_files(&debug, &context.file_manager);
diff --git a/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa.rs b/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa.rs
index 6d9b664c72b..4a03fd72da3 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa.rs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ pub mod ssa_gen;
 /// and Brillig functions for unconstrained execution.
 pub(crate) fn optimize_into_acir(
     program: Program,
-    options: SsaEvaluatorOptions,
+    options: &SsaEvaluatorOptions,
 ) -> Result<Artifacts, RuntimeError> {
     let ssa_gen_span = span!(Level::TRACE, "ssa_generation");
     let ssa_gen_span_guard = ssa_gen_span.enter();
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ pub struct SsaEvaluatorOptions {
 #[tracing::instrument(level = "trace", skip_all)]
 pub fn create_program(
     program: Program,
-    options: SsaEvaluatorOptions,
+    options: &SsaEvaluatorOptions,
 ) -> Result<SsaProgramArtifact, RuntimeError> {
     let debug_variables = program.debug_variables.clone();
     let debug_types = program.debug_types.clone();
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ pub fn create_program(
     let func_sigs = program.function_signatures.clone();
 
     let recursive = program.recursive;
-    let (generated_acirs, generated_brillig, error_types) = optimize_into_acir(program, options)?;
+    let (generated_acirs, generated_brillig, error_types) = optimize_into_acir(program, &options)?;
     assert_eq!(
         generated_acirs.len(),
         func_sigs.len(),