diff --git a/src/generic/MPoly.jl b/src/generic/MPoly.jl
index 29a5b337da..c7c63f3915 100644
--- a/src/generic/MPoly.jl
+++ b/src/generic/MPoly.jl
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ function Base.deepcopy_internal(a::MPoly{T}, dict::IdDict) where {T <: RingEleme
    return parent(a)(Rc, Re)
 end
 
-Base.copy(f::Generic.MPoly) = deepcopy(f)
+Base.copy(f::Generic.MPoly) = parent(f)(copy(f.coeffs), copy(f.exps))
 
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