diff --git a/jerry-core/ecma/base/ecma-module.c b/jerry-core/ecma/base/ecma-module.c
index ca3bd9466..489943a26 100644
--- a/jerry-core/ecma/base/ecma-module.c
+++ b/jerry-core/ecma/base/ecma-module.c
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ ecma_module_evaluate (ecma_module_t *module_p) /**< module */
   JERRY_CONTEXT (module_top_context_p) = module_p->context_p;
 
   ecma_value_t ret_value;
-  ret_value = vm_run_module (ecma_op_function_get_compiled_code ((ecma_extended_object_t *) module_p->compiled_code_p),
+  ret_value = vm_run_module (module_p->compiled_code_p,
                              module_p->scope_p);
 
   if (!ECMA_IS_VALUE_ERROR (ret_value))
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ ecma_module_evaluate (ecma_module_t *module_p) /**< module */
 
   JERRY_CONTEXT (module_top_context_p) = module_p->context_p->parent_p;
 
-  ecma_deref_object (module_p->compiled_code_p);
+  ecma_bytecode_deref (module_p->compiled_code_p);
   module_p->state = ECMA_MODULE_STATE_EVALUATED;
 
   return ret_value;
@@ -695,11 +695,13 @@ ecma_module_parse (ecma_module_t *module_p) /**< module */
   module_p->context_p->parent_p = JERRY_CONTEXT (module_top_context_p);
   JERRY_CONTEXT (module_top_context_p) = module_p->context_p;
 
-  ecma_value_t ret_value = jerry_parse ((jerry_char_t *) script_path_p,
-                                        script_path_size,
-                                        (jerry_char_t *) source_p,
-                                        source_size,
-                                        JERRY_PARSE_NO_OPTS);
+  ecma_compiled_code_t *bytecode_data_p;
+  ecma_value_t ret_value = parser_parse_script (NULL,
+                                                0,
+                                                (jerry_char_t *) source_p,
+                                                source_size,
+                                                JERRY_PARSE_NO_OPTS,
+                                                &bytecode_data_p);
 
   JERRY_CONTEXT (module_top_context_p) = module_p->context_p->parent_p;
 
@@ -710,7 +712,9 @@ ecma_module_parse (ecma_module_t *module_p) /**< module */
     return ret_value;
   }
 
-  module_p->compiled_code_p = ecma_get_object_from_value (ret_value);
+  ecma_free_value (ret_value);
+
+  module_p->compiled_code_p = bytecode_data_p;
   module_p->state = ECMA_MODULE_STATE_PARSED;
 
   return ECMA_VALUE_EMPTY;
@@ -851,7 +855,7 @@ ecma_module_release_module (ecma_module_t *module_p) /**< module */
   if (module_p->state >= ECMA_MODULE_STATE_PARSED
       && module_p->state < ECMA_MODULE_STATE_EVALUATED)
   {
-    ecma_deref_object (module_p->compiled_code_p);
+    ecma_bytecode_deref (module_p->compiled_code_p);
   }
 
   if (module_p->namespace_object_p != NULL)
diff --git a/jerry-core/ecma/base/ecma-module.h b/jerry-core/ecma/base/ecma-module.h
index 923282ee1..762baa75d 100644
--- a/jerry-core/ecma/base/ecma-module.h
+++ b/jerry-core/ecma/base/ecma-module.h
@@ -77,13 +77,13 @@ typedef enum
  */
 struct ecma_module
 {
-  struct ecma_module *next_p;         /**< next linked list node */
-  ecma_module_state_t state;          /**< state of the mode */
-  ecma_string_t *path_p;              /**< path of the module */
-  ecma_module_context_t *context_p;   /**< module context of the module */
-  ecma_object_t *compiled_code_p;     /**< compiled code of the module */
-  ecma_object_t *scope_p;             /**< lexica lenvironment of the module */
-  ecma_object_t *namespace_object_p;  /**< namespace import object of the module */
+  struct ecma_module *next_p;            /**< next linked list node */
+  ecma_module_state_t state;             /**< state of the mode */
+  ecma_string_t *path_p;                 /**< path of the module */
+  ecma_module_context_t *context_p;      /**< module context of the module */
+  ecma_compiled_code_t *compiled_code_p; /**< compiled code of the module */
+  ecma_object_t *scope_p;                /**< lexica lenvironment of the module */
+  ecma_object_t *namespace_object_p;     /**< namespace import object of the module */
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/tests/jerry/fail/regression-test-issue-2896.js b/tests/jerry/fail/regression-test-issue-2896.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0e4b06f02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/jerry/fail/regression-test-issue-2896.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// Copyright JS Foundation and other contributors, http://js.foundation
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+export {} from "dummy.js";
+export {} from "tests/jerry/es2015/module-export-04.js";