diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/bug102.go b/test/fixedbugs/bug102.go
index 58480974ba..92163baa1c 100644
--- a/test/fixedbugs/bug102.go
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/bug102.go
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ package main
 
 func main() {
 	var b [0]byte;
-	s := string(b);	// out of bounds trap
+	s := string(&b);	// out of bounds trap
 	if s != "" {
 		panic("bad convert")
 	}
 	var b1 = [5]byte{'h', 'e', 'l', 'l', 'o'};
-	if string(b1) != "hello" {
+	if string(&b1) != "hello" {
 		panic("bad convert 1")
 	}
 	var b2 = make([]byte, 5);
diff --git a/test/ken/string.go b/test/ken/string.go
index 850ddccf69..a823e92835 100644
--- a/test/ken/string.go
+++ b/test/ken/string.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ main()
 	z1[0] = 'a';
 	z1[1] = 'b';
 	z1[2] = 'c';
-	c = string(z1);
+	c = string(&z1);
 	if c != "abc" {
 		panic("create array ", c);
 	}
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ main()
 	z2[0] = 'a';
 	z2[1] = 'b';
 	z2[2] = 'c';
-	c = string(*z2);
+	c = string(z2);
 	if c != "abc" {
 		panic("create array pointer ", c);
 	}