diff --git a/src/realpath/realpath.rs b/src/realpath/realpath.rs
index e2edb98f2..5b8cb4206 100644
--- a/src/realpath/realpath.rs
+++ b/src/realpath/realpath.rs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ fn resolve_path(path: &str, strip: bool, zero: bool, quiet: bool) -> bool {
     let mut links_left = 256;
 
     for part in abs.components() {
-        result.push(part.as_ref());
+        result.push(&part);
         loop {
             if links_left == 0 {
                 if !quiet { show_error!("Too many symbolic links: {}", path) };
diff --git a/src/relpath/relpath.rs b/src/relpath/relpath.rs
index 901a8f466..b229613b7 100644
--- a/src/relpath/relpath.rs
+++ b/src/relpath/relpath.rs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ pub fn uumain(args: Vec<String>) -> i32 {
 
     let mut result = PathBuf::new();
     absfrom.components().skip(suffix_pos).map(|_| result.push("..")).last();
-    absto.components().skip(suffix_pos).map(|x| result.push(x.as_ref())).last();
+    absto.components().skip(suffix_pos).map(|x| result.push(&x)).last();
 
     println!("{}", result.display());
     0
diff --git a/tests/common/util.rs b/tests/common/util.rs
index 743fd5f16..a727f739d 100644
--- a/tests/common/util.rs
+++ b/tests/common/util.rs
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ impl AtPath {
             let mut unprefixed = PathBuf::new();
             for component in prefixed.components()
                                      .skip(self.subdir.components().count()) {
-                unprefixed.push(component.as_ref().to_str().unwrap());
+                unprefixed.push(component.as_os_str().to_str().unwrap());
             }
             unprefixed
         } else {