diff --git a/compos/composd/src/odrefresh_task.rs b/compos/composd/src/odrefresh_task.rs
index a98f50d..b3fe846 100644
--- a/compos/composd/src/odrefresh_task.rs
+++ b/compos/composd/src/odrefresh_task.rs
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
     let odrefresh_current_dir = Path::new(ODREFRESH_OUTPUT_ROOT_DIR).join(CURRENT_ARTIFACTS_SUBDIR);
     let pending_dir = Path::new(ODREFRESH_OUTPUT_ROOT_DIR).join(PENDING_ARTIFACTS_SUBDIR);
     let mut reader =
-        File::open(&pending_dir.join("compos.info")).context("Failed to open compos.info")?;
+        File::open(pending_dir.join("compos.info")).context("Failed to open compos.info")?;
     let compos_info = OdsignInfo::parse_from_reader(&mut reader).context("Failed to parse")?;
 
     for path_str in compos_info.file_hashes.keys() {
diff --git a/pvmfw/src/device_assignment.rs b/pvmfw/src/device_assignment.rs
index 3d060ac..54b5a47 100644
--- a/pvmfw/src/device_assignment.rs
+++ b/pvmfw/src/device_assignment.rs
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@
 }
 
 impl DeviceAssignmentInfo {
-    const PVIOMMU_COMPATIBLE: &CStr = cstr!("pkvm,pviommu");
+    const PVIOMMU_COMPATIBLE: &'static CStr = cstr!("pkvm,pviommu");
 
     /// Parses pvIOMMUs in fdt
     // Note: This will validate pvIOMMU ids' uniqueness, even when unassigned.
diff --git a/pvmfw/src/instance.rs b/pvmfw/src/instance.rs
index e98f663..6daadd9 100644
--- a/pvmfw/src/instance.rs
+++ b/pvmfw/src/instance.rs
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
 }
 
 impl Header {
-    const MAGIC: &[u8] = b"Android-VM-instance";
+    const MAGIC: &'static [u8] = b"Android-VM-instance";
     const VERSION_1: u16 = 1;
 
     pub fn is_valid(&self) -> bool {
diff --git a/virtualizationmanager/src/debug_config.rs b/virtualizationmanager/src/debug_config.rs
index 5d22f59..003a7d4 100644
--- a/virtualizationmanager/src/debug_config.rs
+++ b/virtualizationmanager/src/debug_config.rs
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@
     let (node_path, prop_name) = (&path.node_path, &path.prop_name);
     let node = match fdt.node(node_path) {
         Ok(Some(node)) => node,
-        Err(error) if error != FdtError::NotFound => Err(error)
-            .map_err(Error::msg)
-            .with_context(|| format!("Failed to get node {node_path:?}"))?,
+        Err(error) if error != FdtError::NotFound => {
+            Err(Error::msg(error)).with_context(|| format!("Failed to get node {node_path:?}"))?
+        }
         _ => return Ok(false),
     };
 
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@
         Ok(Some(0)) => Ok(false),
         Ok(Some(1)) => Ok(true),
         Ok(Some(_)) => Err(anyhow!("Invalid prop value {prop_name:?} in node {node_path:?}")),
-        Err(error) if error != FdtError::NotFound => Err(error)
-            .map_err(Error::msg)
-            .with_context(|| format!("Failed to get prop {prop_name:?}")),
+        Err(error) if error != FdtError::NotFound => {
+            Err(Error::msg(error)).with_context(|| format!("Failed to get prop {prop_name:?}"))
+        }
         _ => Ok(false),
     }
 }