diff --git a/cranelift/module/src/module.rs b/cranelift/module/src/module.rs
index 87aea52a3824..d9494b851ed2 100644
--- a/cranelift/module/src/module.rs
+++ b/cranelift/module/src/module.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ use cranelift_codegen::{
 };
 use cranelift_control::ControlPlane;
 use std::borrow::{Cow, ToOwned};
+use std::boxed::Box;
 use std::string::String;
 
 /// A module relocation.
@@ -988,7 +989,112 @@ pub trait Module {
     fn define_data(&mut self, data_id: DataId, data: &DataDescription) -> ModuleResult<()>;
 }
 
-impl<M: Module> Module for &mut M {
+impl<M: Module + ?Sized> Module for &mut M {
+    fn isa(&self) -> &dyn isa::TargetIsa {
+        (**self).isa()
+    }
+
+    fn declarations(&self) -> &ModuleDeclarations {
+        (**self).declarations()
+    }
+
+    fn get_name(&self, name: &str) -> Option<FuncOrDataId> {
+        (**self).get_name(name)
+    }
+
+    fn target_config(&self) -> isa::TargetFrontendConfig {
+        (**self).target_config()
+    }
+
+    fn make_context(&self) -> Context {
+        (**self).make_context()
+    }
+
+    fn clear_context(&self, ctx: &mut Context) {
+        (**self).clear_context(ctx)
+    }
+
+    fn make_signature(&self) -> ir::Signature {
+        (**self).make_signature()
+    }
+
+    fn clear_signature(&self, sig: &mut ir::Signature) {
+        (**self).clear_signature(sig)
+    }
+
+    fn declare_function(
+        &mut self,
+        name: &str,
+        linkage: Linkage,
+        signature: &ir::Signature,
+    ) -> ModuleResult<FuncId> {
+        (**self).declare_function(name, linkage, signature)
+    }
+
+    fn declare_anonymous_function(&mut self, signature: &ir::Signature) -> ModuleResult<FuncId> {
+        (**self).declare_anonymous_function(signature)
+    }
+
+    fn declare_data(
+        &mut self,
+        name: &str,
+        linkage: Linkage,
+        writable: bool,
+        tls: bool,
+    ) -> ModuleResult<DataId> {
+        (**self).declare_data(name, linkage, writable, tls)
+    }
+
+    fn declare_anonymous_data(&mut self, writable: bool, tls: bool) -> ModuleResult<DataId> {
+        (**self).declare_anonymous_data(writable, tls)
+    }
+
+    fn declare_func_in_func(&mut self, func: FuncId, in_func: &mut ir::Function) -> ir::FuncRef {
+        (**self).declare_func_in_func(func, in_func)
+    }
+
+    fn declare_data_in_func(&self, data: DataId, func: &mut ir::Function) -> ir::GlobalValue {
+        (**self).declare_data_in_func(data, func)
+    }
+
+    fn declare_func_in_data(&self, func_id: FuncId, data: &mut DataDescription) -> ir::FuncRef {
+        (**self).declare_func_in_data(func_id, data)
+    }
+
+    fn declare_data_in_data(&self, data_id: DataId, data: &mut DataDescription) -> ir::GlobalValue {
+        (**self).declare_data_in_data(data_id, data)
+    }
+
+    fn define_function(&mut self, func: FuncId, ctx: &mut Context) -> ModuleResult<()> {
+        (**self).define_function(func, ctx)
+    }
+
+    fn define_function_with_control_plane(
+        &mut self,
+        func: FuncId,
+        ctx: &mut Context,
+        ctrl_plane: &mut ControlPlane,
+    ) -> ModuleResult<()> {
+        (**self).define_function_with_control_plane(func, ctx, ctrl_plane)
+    }
+
+    fn define_function_bytes(
+        &mut self,
+        func_id: FuncId,
+        func: &ir::Function,
+        alignment: u64,
+        bytes: &[u8],
+        relocs: &[FinalizedMachReloc],
+    ) -> ModuleResult<()> {
+        (**self).define_function_bytes(func_id, func, alignment, bytes, relocs)
+    }
+
+    fn define_data(&mut self, data_id: DataId, data: &DataDescription) -> ModuleResult<()> {
+        (**self).define_data(data_id, data)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<M: Module + ?Sized> Module for Box<M> {
     fn isa(&self) -> &dyn isa::TargetIsa {
         (**self).isa()
     }