diff --git a/osdk/src/config/scheme/action.rs b/osdk/src/config/scheme/action.rs
index f53b458ba..e58a74135 100644
--- a/osdk/src/config/scheme/action.rs
+++ b/osdk/src/config/scheme/action.rs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ impl Build {
     pub fn apply_common_args(&mut self, common_args: &CommonArgs) {
         let build_args = &common_args.build_args;
         if let Some(profile) = build_args.profile() {
-            self.profile = profile.clone();
+            self.profile.clone_from(&profile);
         }
         self.features.extend(build_args.features.clone());
         self.override_configs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ impl Build {
 impl BuildScheme {
     pub fn inherit(&mut self, parent: &Self) {
         if self.profile.is_none() {
-            self.profile = parent.profile.clone();
+            self.profile.clone_from(&parent.profile);
         }
         self.features = {
             let mut features = parent.features.clone();
diff --git a/osdk/src/config/scheme/boot.rs b/osdk/src/config/scheme/boot.rs
index a27410695..b1b0800d8 100644
--- a/osdk/src/config/scheme/boot.rs
+++ b/osdk/src/config/scheme/boot.rs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ impl BootScheme {
             init_args
         };
         if self.initramfs.is_none() {
-            self.initramfs = from.initramfs.clone();
+            self.initramfs.clone_from(&from.initramfs);
         }
         if self.method.is_none() {
             self.method = from.method;
diff --git a/osdk/src/config/scheme/grub.rs b/osdk/src/config/scheme/grub.rs
index 47be5394d..49ceb1b67 100644
--- a/osdk/src/config/scheme/grub.rs
+++ b/osdk/src/config/scheme/grub.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ impl Default for Grub {
 impl GrubScheme {
     pub fn inherit(&mut self, from: &Self) {
         if self.grub_mkrescue.is_none() {
-            self.grub_mkrescue = from.grub_mkrescue.clone();
+            self.grub_mkrescue.clone_from(&from.grub_mkrescue);
         }
         if self.boot_protocol.is_none() {
             self.boot_protocol = from.boot_protocol;
diff --git a/osdk/src/config/scheme/mod.rs b/osdk/src/config/scheme/mod.rs
index 48655d0dd..0d609561a 100644
--- a/osdk/src/config/scheme/mod.rs
+++ b/osdk/src/config/scheme/mod.rs
@@ -69,17 +69,17 @@ impl Scheme {
         if let Some(qemu) = &mut self.qemu {
             if let Some(from_qemu) = &from.qemu {
                 if qemu.args.is_none() {
-                    qemu.args = from_qemu.args.clone();
-                    self.work_dir = from.work_dir.clone();
+                    qemu.args.clone_from(&from_qemu.args);
+                    self.work_dir.clone_from(&from.work_dir);
                 }
                 if qemu.path.is_none() {
-                    qemu.path = from_qemu.path.clone();
-                    self.work_dir = from.work_dir.clone();
+                    qemu.path.clone_from(&from_qemu.path);
+                    self.work_dir.clone_from(&from.work_dir);
                 }
             }
         } else {
-            self.qemu = from.qemu.clone();
-            self.work_dir = from.work_dir.clone();
+            self.qemu.clone_from(&from.qemu);
+            self.work_dir.clone_from(&from.work_dir);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osdk/src/config/scheme/qemu.rs b/osdk/src/config/scheme/qemu.rs
index 7a510268f..1a19200ee 100644
--- a/osdk/src/config/scheme/qemu.rs
+++ b/osdk/src/config/scheme/qemu.rs
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ impl Qemu {
 impl QemuScheme {
     pub fn inherit(&mut self, from: &Self) {
         if self.args.is_none() {
-            self.args = from.args.clone();
+            self.args.clone_from(&from.args);
         }
         if self.path.is_none() {
-            self.path = from.path.clone();
+            self.path.clone_from(&from.path);
         }
     }