diff --git a/miniz-sys/build.rs b/miniz-sys/build.rs
index 22c08333a..197ccc120 100644
--- a/miniz-sys/build.rs
+++ b/miniz-sys/build.rs
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ extern crate gcc;
 use std::default::Default;
 
 fn main() {
-    gcc::compile_library("libminiz.a", &Default::default(), ["miniz.c"]);
+    gcc::compile_library("libminiz.a", &Default::default(), &["miniz.c"]);
 }
diff --git a/src/gz.rs b/src/gz.rs
index 386efc69d..7b0ff01f2 100644
--- a/src/gz.rs
+++ b/src/gz.rs
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ impl<R: Reader> EncoderReader<R> {
         if self.pos == 8 {
             return Err(io::standard_error(io::EndOfFile))
         }
-        let arr = [
+        let ref arr = [
             (self.inner.inner.crc().sum() >>  0) as u8,
             (self.inner.inner.crc().sum() >>  8) as u8,
             (self.inner.inner.crc().sum() >> 16) as u8,
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ impl<R: Reader> DecoderReader<R> {
     pub fn header(&self) -> &Header { &self.header }
 
     fn finish(&mut self) -> IoResult<()> {
-        let mut buf = [0u8, ..8];
+        let ref mut buf = [0u8, ..8];
         {
             let flate = self.inner.inner();
             let len = {
diff --git a/src/raw.rs b/src/raw.rs
index a4899be39..e15070cb7 100644
--- a/src/raw.rs
+++ b/src/raw.rs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ impl<W: Writer> EncoderWriter<W> {
     }
 
     pub fn do_finish(&mut self) -> IoResult<()> {
-        try!(self.stream.write([], ffi::MZ_FINISH, &mut self.buf,
+        try!(self.stream.write(&[], ffi::MZ_FINISH, &mut self.buf,
                                self.inner.as_mut().unwrap(), ffi::mz_deflate));
         try!(self.inner.as_mut().unwrap().write(self.buf.as_slice()));
         self.buf.truncate(0);
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ impl<W: Writer> Writer for EncoderWriter<W> {
 
     fn flush(&mut self) -> IoResult<()> {
         let inner = self.inner.as_mut().unwrap();
-        try!(self.stream.write([], ffi::MZ_SYNC_FLUSH, &mut self.buf, inner,
+        try!(self.stream.write(&[], ffi::MZ_SYNC_FLUSH, &mut self.buf, inner,
                                ffi::mz_deflate));
         inner.flush()
     }
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ impl<W: Writer> DecoderWriter<W> {
     }
 
     pub fn do_finish(&mut self) -> IoResult<()> {
-        try!(self.stream.write([], ffi::MZ_FINISH, &mut self.buf,
+        try!(self.stream.write(&[], ffi::MZ_FINISH, &mut self.buf,
                                self.inner.as_mut().unwrap(), ffi::mz_inflate));
         try!(self.inner.as_mut().unwrap().write(self.buf.as_slice()));
         self.buf.truncate(0);
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ impl<W: Writer> Writer for DecoderWriter<W> {
 
     fn flush(&mut self) -> IoResult<()> {
         let inner = self.inner.as_mut().unwrap();
-        try!(self.stream.write([], ffi::MZ_SYNC_FLUSH, &mut self.buf, inner,
+        try!(self.stream.write(&[], ffi::MZ_SYNC_FLUSH, &mut self.buf, inner,
                                ffi::mz_inflate));
         inner.flush()
     }