diff --git a/src/libexpr/eval.cc b/src/libexpr/eval.cc
index 722ff6908..3d22723b3 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/eval.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/eval.cc
@@ -2777,9 +2777,12 @@ Expr * EvalState::parseExprFromFile(const SourcePath & path, std::shared_ptr<Sta
 
 Expr * EvalState::parseExprFromString(std::string s_, const SourcePath & basePath, std::shared_ptr<StaticEnv> & staticEnv)
 {
-    auto s = make_ref<std::string>(std::move(s_));
-    s->append("\0\0", 2);
-    return parse(s->data(), s->size(), Pos::String{.source = s}, basePath, staticEnv);
+    // NOTE this method (and parseStdin) must take care to *fully copy* their input
+    // into their respective Pos::Origin until the parser stops overwriting its input
+    // data.
+    auto s = make_ref<std::string>(s_);
+    s_.append("\0\0", 2);
+    return parse(s_.data(), s_.size(), Pos::String{.source = s}, basePath, staticEnv);
 }
 
 
@@ -2791,12 +2794,15 @@ Expr * EvalState::parseExprFromString(std::string s, const SourcePath & basePath
 
 Expr * EvalState::parseStdin()
 {
+    // NOTE this method (and parseExprFromString) must take care to *fully copy* their
+    // input into their respective Pos::Origin until the parser stops overwriting its
+    // input data.
     //Activity act(*logger, lvlTalkative, "parsing standard input");
     auto buffer = drainFD(0);
     // drainFD should have left some extra space for terminators
     buffer.append("\0\0", 2);
-    auto s = make_ref<std::string>(std::move(buffer));
-    return parse(s->data(), s->size(), Pos::Stdin{.source = s}, rootPath("."), staticBaseEnv);
+    auto s = make_ref<std::string>(buffer);
+    return parse(buffer.data(), buffer.size(), Pos::Stdin{.source = s}, rootPath("."), staticBaseEnv);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/tests/functional/lang/parse-fail-dup-attrs-1.err.exp b/tests/functional/lang/parse-fail-dup-attrs-1.err.exp
index 6c3a3510c..ffb5198c1 100644
--- a/tests/functional/lang/parse-fail-dup-attrs-1.err.exp
+++ b/tests/functional/lang/parse-fail-dup-attrs-1.err.exp
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ error: attribute 'x' already defined at «stdin»:1:3
             2|   y = 456;
             3|   x = 789;
              |   ^
+            4| }
diff --git a/tests/functional/lang/parse-fail-dup-attrs-2.err.exp b/tests/functional/lang/parse-fail-dup-attrs-2.err.exp
index fecdece20..4607a5d59 100644
--- a/tests/functional/lang/parse-fail-dup-attrs-2.err.exp
+++ b/tests/functional/lang/parse-fail-dup-attrs-2.err.exp
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ error: attribute 'x' already defined at «stdin»:9:5
             9|     x = 789;
            10|     inherit (as) x;
              |                 ^
+           11|   };
diff --git a/tests/functional/lang/parse-fail-dup-attrs-3.err.exp b/tests/functional/lang/parse-fail-dup-attrs-3.err.exp
index fecdece20..4607a5d59 100644
--- a/tests/functional/lang/parse-fail-dup-attrs-3.err.exp
+++ b/tests/functional/lang/parse-fail-dup-attrs-3.err.exp
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ error: attribute 'x' already defined at «stdin»:9:5
             9|     x = 789;
            10|     inherit (as) x;
              |                 ^
+           11|   };
diff --git a/tests/functional/lang/parse-fail-dup-attrs-4.err.exp b/tests/functional/lang/parse-fail-dup-attrs-4.err.exp
index f85ffea51..c98a8f8d0 100644
--- a/tests/functional/lang/parse-fail-dup-attrs-4.err.exp
+++ b/tests/functional/lang/parse-fail-dup-attrs-4.err.exp
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ error: attribute 'services.ssh.port' already defined at «stdin»:2:3
             2|   services.ssh.port = 22;
             3|   services.ssh.port = 23;
              |   ^
+            4| }
diff --git a/tests/functional/lang/parse-fail-dup-attrs-7.err.exp b/tests/functional/lang/parse-fail-dup-attrs-7.err.exp
index 98cea9dae..2daddf380 100644
--- a/tests/functional/lang/parse-fail-dup-attrs-7.err.exp
+++ b/tests/functional/lang/parse-fail-dup-attrs-7.err.exp
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ error: attribute 'x' already defined at «stdin»:6:12
             6|     inherit x;
             7|     inherit x;
              |            ^
+            8|   };
diff --git a/tests/functional/lang/parse-fail-undef-var-2.err.exp b/tests/functional/lang/parse-fail-undef-var-2.err.exp
index a58d8dca4..393c454dd 100644
--- a/tests/functional/lang/parse-fail-undef-var-2.err.exp
+++ b/tests/functional/lang/parse-fail-undef-var-2.err.exp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 error: syntax error, unexpected ':', expecting '}'
        at «stdin»:3:13:
             2|
-            3|   f = {x, y :
+            3|   f = {x, y : ["baz" "bar" z "bat"]}: x + y;
              |             ^
+            4|
diff --git a/tests/functional/lang/parse-fail-utf8.err.exp b/tests/functional/lang/parse-fail-utf8.err.exp
index e83abdb9e..1c83f6eb3 100644
--- a/tests/functional/lang/parse-fail-utf8.err.exp
+++ b/tests/functional/lang/parse-fail-utf8.err.exp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 error: syntax error, unexpected invalid token, expecting end of file
        at «stdin»:1:5:
-            1| 123 Ã
+            1| 123 é 4
              |     ^
+            2|