diff --git a/pvmfw/avb/src/partition.rs b/pvmfw/avb/src/partition.rs
index 3fe9479..c05a0ac 100644
--- a/pvmfw/avb/src/partition.rs
+++ b/pvmfw/avb/src/partition.rs
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@
 impl PartitionName {
     pub(crate) const NUM_OF_KNOWN_PARTITIONS: usize = 3;
 
-    const KERNEL_PARTITION_NAME: &[u8] = b"boot\0";
-    const INITRD_NORMAL_PARTITION_NAME: &[u8] = b"initrd_normal\0";
-    const INITRD_DEBUG_PARTITION_NAME: &[u8] = b"initrd_debug\0";
+    const KERNEL_PARTITION_NAME: &'static [u8] = b"boot\0";
+    const INITRD_NORMAL_PARTITION_NAME: &'static [u8] = b"initrd_normal\0";
+    const INITRD_DEBUG_PARTITION_NAME: &'static [u8] = b"initrd_debug\0";
 
     pub(crate) fn as_cstr(&self) -> &CStr {
         CStr::from_bytes_with_nul(self.as_bytes()).unwrap()
diff --git a/pvmfw/avb/src/verify.rs b/pvmfw/avb/src/verify.rs
index ac015e0..a85dbbb 100644
--- a/pvmfw/avb/src/verify.rs
+++ b/pvmfw/avb/src/verify.rs
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@
 }
 
 impl Capability {
-    const KEY: &[u8] = b"com.android.virt.cap";
-    const REMOTE_ATTEST: &[u8] = b"remote_attest";
-    const SECRETKEEPER_PROTECTION: &[u8] = b"secretkeeper_protection";
+    const KEY: &'static [u8] = b"com.android.virt.cap";
+    const REMOTE_ATTEST: &'static [u8] = b"remote_attest";
+    const SECRETKEEPER_PROTECTION: &'static [u8] = b"secretkeeper_protection";
     const SEPARATOR: u8 = b'|';
 
     fn get_capabilities(property_value: &[u8]) -> Result<Vec<Self>, PvmfwVerifyError> {