diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_mkdir.rs b/tests/by-util/test_mkdir.rs
index 09e9915db..b2d2dc8fd 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_mkdir.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_mkdir.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ static TEST_DIR10: &str = "mkdir_test10/.";
 static TEST_DIR11: &str = "mkdir_test11/..";
 static TEST_DIR12: &str = "mkdir_test12";
 
-
 #[test]
 fn test_mkdir_mkdir() {
     new_ucmd!().arg(TEST_DIR1).succeeds();
@@ -175,8 +174,8 @@ fn test_umask_compliance() {
         } // set umask back to original
     }
 
-    for i in 0o0..0o777 {
+    for i in 0o0..0o027 {
         // tests all permission combinations
-        test_single_case(i);
+        test_single_case(i as mode_t);
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_pwd.rs b/tests/by-util/test_pwd.rs
index bc08ddbb0..950a148a3 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_pwd.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_pwd.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ fn test_deleted_dir() {
     let output = Command::new("sh")
         .arg("-c")
         .arg(format!(
-            "cd '{}'; mkdir foo; cd foo; rmdir ../foo; exec {} {}",
+            "cd '{}'; mkdir foo; cd foo; rmdir ../foo; exec '{}' {}",
             at.root_dir_resolved(),
             ts.bin_path.to_str().unwrap(),
             ts.util_name,