diff --git a/lib/std/os/linux.zig b/lib/std/os/linux.zig
index 04676c3477..16a4332a4a 100644
--- a/lib/std/os/linux.zig
+++ b/lib/std/os/linux.zig
@@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@ pub fn rename(old: [*:0]const u8, new: [*:0]const u8) usize {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn renameat(oldfd: i32, oldpath: [*]const u8, newfd: i32, newpath: [*]const u8) usize {
+pub fn renameat(oldfd: i32, oldpath: [*:0]const u8, newfd: i32, newpath: [*:0]const u8) usize {
     if (@hasField(SYS, "renameat")) {
         return syscall4(
             .renameat,
@@ -1819,7 +1819,7 @@ pub fn fstatat(dirfd: i32, path: [*:0]const u8, stat_buf: *Stat, flags: u32) usi
     }
 }
 
-pub fn statx(dirfd: i32, path: [*]const u8, flags: u32, mask: u32, statx_buf: *Statx) usize {
+pub fn statx(dirfd: i32, path: [*:0]const u8, flags: u32, mask: u32, statx_buf: *Statx) usize {
     if (@hasField(SYS, "statx")) {
         return syscall5(
             .statx,