diff --git a/libs/libfdt/src/iterators.rs b/libs/libfdt/src/iterators.rs
index a524655..7406164 100644
--- a/libs/libfdt/src/iterators.rs
+++ b/libs/libfdt/src/iterators.rs
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@
 }
 
 impl<'a> DescendantsIterator<'a> {
-    pub(crate) fn new(node: &'a FdtNode) -> Self {
+    pub(crate) fn new(node: &FdtNode<'a>) -> Self {
         Self { node: Some((*node, 0)) }
     }
 }
diff --git a/libs/libfdt/src/lib.rs b/libs/libfdt/src/lib.rs
index 14f0f37..d90f5f0 100644
--- a/libs/libfdt/src/lib.rs
+++ b/libs/libfdt/src/lib.rs
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@
     }
 
     /// Returns an iterator of descendants
-    pub fn descendants(&'a self) -> DescendantsIterator<'a> {
+    pub fn descendants(&self) -> DescendantsIterator<'a> {
         DescendantsIterator::new(self)
     }