diff --git a/src/Composer/Command/BaseDependencyCommand.php b/src/Composer/Command/BaseDependencyCommand.php
index ba48173da..78eeaea85 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Command/BaseDependencyCommand.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Command/BaseDependencyCommand.php
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class BaseDependencyCommand extends BaseCommand
 
         $platformOverrides = $composer->getConfig()->get('platform') ?: array();
         $installedRepo = new InstalledRepository(array(
-            new RootPackageRepository($composer->getPackage()),
+            new RootPackageRepository(clone $composer->getPackage()),
             $composer->getRepositoryManager()->getLocalRepository(),
             new PlatformRepository(array(), $platformOverrides),
         ));
diff --git a/src/Composer/Command/CheckPlatformReqsCommand.php b/src/Composer/Command/CheckPlatformReqsCommand.php
index 73aee9551..aa5b95e46 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Command/CheckPlatformReqsCommand.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Command/CheckPlatformReqsCommand.php
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ EOT
             $requires[$require] = array($link);
         }
 
-        $installedRepo = new InstalledRepository(array($installedRepo, new RootPackageRepository($composer->getPackage())));
+        $installedRepo = new InstalledRepository(array($installedRepo, new RootPackageRepository(clone $composer->getPackage())));
         foreach ($installedRepo->getPackages() as $package) {
             if (in_array($package->getName(), $removePackages, true)) {
                 continue;
diff --git a/src/Composer/Command/HomeCommand.php b/src/Composer/Command/HomeCommand.php
index ad4a42713..775aa04b9 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Command/HomeCommand.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Command/HomeCommand.php
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ EOT
 
         if ($composer) {
             return array_merge(
-                array(new RootPackageRepository($composer->getPackage())), // root package
+                array(new RootPackageRepository(clone $composer->getPackage())), // root package
                 array($composer->getRepositoryManager()->getLocalRepository()), // installed packages
                 $composer->getRepositoryManager()->getRepositories() // remotes
             );
diff --git a/src/Composer/Command/ShowCommand.php b/src/Composer/Command/ShowCommand.php
index 6df57e08c..3e14bd834 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Command/ShowCommand.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Command/ShowCommand.php
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ EOT
         $lockedRepo = null;
 
         if ($input->getOption('self')) {
-            $package = $this->getComposer()->getPackage();
+            $package = clone $this->getComposer()->getPackage();
             if ($input->getOption('name-only')) {
                 $io->write($package->getName());