diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_cp.rs b/tests/by-util/test_cp.rs
index d3cee58adc..1ea226cd4f 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_cp.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_cp.rs
@@ -3781,7 +3781,7 @@ fn test_acl_preserve() {
     // calling the command directly. xattr requires some dev packages to be installed
     // and it adds a complex dependency just for a test
     match Command::new("setfacl")
-        .args(["-m", "group::rwx", &path1])
+        .args(["-m", "group::rwx", path1])
         .status()
         .map(|status| status.code())
     {
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_date.rs b/tests/by-util/test_date.rs
index a65f02fa4c..def3fa8af0 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_date.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_date.rs
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ fn test_date_for_no_permission_file() {
     use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
     let file = std::fs::OpenOptions::new()
         .create(true)
+        .truncate(true)
         .write(true)
         .open(at.plus(FILE))
         .unwrap();
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_mv.rs b/tests/by-util/test_mv.rs
index dd05ffbcd0..a53d7277bd 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_mv.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_mv.rs
@@ -1590,7 +1590,7 @@ fn test_acl() {
     // calling the command directly. xattr requires some dev packages to be installed
     // and it adds a complex dependency just for a test
     match Command::new("setfacl")
-        .args(["-m", "group::rwx", &path1])
+        .args(["-m", "group::rwx", path1])
         .status()
         .map(|status| status.code())
     {