diff --git a/lib/std/fs.zig b/lib/std/fs.zig
index 7116d2fd9e..60ecff1fa3 100644
--- a/lib/std/fs.zig
+++ b/lib/std/fs.zig
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ pub const Dir = struct {
 
                     const name_utf16le = @ptrCast([*]u16, &dir_info.FileName)[0 .. dir_info.FileNameLength / 2];
 
-                    if (mem.eql(u16, name_utf16le, [_]u16{'.'}) or mem.eql(u16, name_utf16le, [_]u16{ '.', '.' }))
+                    if (mem.eql(u16, name_utf16le, &[_]u16{'.'}) or mem.eql(u16, name_utf16le, &[_]u16{ '.', '.' }))
                         continue;
                     // Trust that Windows gives us valid UTF-16LE
                     const name_utf8_len = std.unicode.utf16leToUtf8(self.name_data[0..], name_utf16le) catch unreachable;
diff --git a/lib/std/os.zig b/lib/std/os.zig
index f083fabb6d..d137617b89 100644
--- a/lib/std/os.zig
+++ b/lib/std/os.zig
@@ -2633,7 +2633,7 @@ pub fn realpathW(pathname: [*:0]const u16, out_buffer: *[MAX_PATH_BYTES]u8) Real
     // Windows returns \\?\ prepended to the path.
     // We strip it to make this function consistent across platforms.
     const prefix = [_]u16{ '\\', '\\', '?', '\\' };
-    const start_index = if (mem.startsWith(u16, wide_slice, prefix)) prefix.len else 0;
+    const start_index = if (mem.startsWith(u16, wide_slice, &prefix)) prefix.len else 0;
 
     // Trust that Windows gives us valid UTF-16LE.
     const end_index = std.unicode.utf16leToUtf8(out_buffer, wide_slice[start_index..]) catch unreachable;
diff --git a/test/cli.zig b/test/cli.zig
index 0820870412..b36742566a 100644
--- a/test/cli.zig
+++ b/test/cli.zig
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ pub fn main() !void {
         std.debug.warn("Expected second argument to be cache root directory path\n");
         return error.InvalidArgs;
     });
-    const zig_exe = try fs.path.resolve(a, [_][]const u8{zig_exe_rel});
+    const zig_exe = try fs.path.resolve(a, &[_][]const u8{zig_exe_rel});
 
-    const dir_path = try fs.path.join(a, [_][]const u8{ cache_root, "clitest" });
+    const dir_path = try fs.path.join(a, &[_][]const u8{ cache_root, "clitest" });
     const TestFn = fn ([]const u8, []const u8) anyerror!void;
     const test_fns = [_]TestFn{
         testZigInitLib,
@@ -85,22 +85,22 @@ fn exec(cwd: []const u8, argv: []const []const u8) !ChildProcess.ExecResult {
 }
 
 fn testZigInitLib(zig_exe: []const u8, dir_path: []const u8) !void {
-    _ = try exec(dir_path, [_][]const u8{ zig_exe, "init-lib" });
-    const test_result = try exec(dir_path, [_][]const u8{ zig_exe, "build", "test" });
+    _ = try exec(dir_path, &[_][]const u8{ zig_exe, "init-lib" });
+    const test_result = try exec(dir_path, &[_][]const u8{ zig_exe, "build", "test" });
     testing.expect(std.mem.endsWith(u8, test_result.stderr, "All 1 tests passed.\n"));
 }
 
 fn testZigInitExe(zig_exe: []const u8, dir_path: []const u8) !void {
-    _ = try exec(dir_path, [_][]const u8{ zig_exe, "init-exe" });
-    const run_result = try exec(dir_path, [_][]const u8{ zig_exe, "build", "run" });
+    _ = try exec(dir_path, &[_][]const u8{ zig_exe, "init-exe" });
+    const run_result = try exec(dir_path, &[_][]const u8{ zig_exe, "build", "run" });
     testing.expect(std.mem.eql(u8, run_result.stderr, "All your base are belong to us.\n"));
 }
 
 fn testGodboltApi(zig_exe: []const u8, dir_path: []const u8) anyerror!void {
     if (builtin.os != .linux or builtin.arch != .x86_64) return;
 
-    const example_zig_path = try fs.path.join(a, [_][]const u8{ dir_path, "example.zig" });
-    const example_s_path = try fs.path.join(a, [_][]const u8{ dir_path, "example.s" });
+    const example_zig_path = try fs.path.join(a, &[_][]const u8{ dir_path, "example.zig" });
+    const example_s_path = try fs.path.join(a, &[_][]const u8{ dir_path, "example.s" });
 
     try std.io.writeFile(example_zig_path,
         \\// Type your code here, or load an example.
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ fn testGodboltApi(zig_exe: []const u8, dir_path: []const u8) anyerror!void {
         "--strip",        "--release-fast",
         example_zig_path, "--disable-gen-h",
     };
-    _ = try exec(dir_path, args);
+    _ = try exec(dir_path, &args);
 
     const out_asm = try std.io.readFileAlloc(a, example_s_path);
     testing.expect(std.mem.indexOf(u8, out_asm, "square:") != null);
@@ -132,10 +132,10 @@ fn testGodboltApi(zig_exe: []const u8, dir_path: []const u8) anyerror!void {
 }
 
 fn testMissingOutputPath(zig_exe: []const u8, dir_path: []const u8) !void {
-    _ = try exec(dir_path, [_][]const u8{ zig_exe, "init-exe" });
-    const output_path = try fs.path.join(a, [_][]const u8{ "does", "not", "exist" });
-    const source_path = try fs.path.join(a, [_][]const u8{ "src", "main.zig" });
-    _ = try exec(dir_path, [_][]const u8{
+    _ = try exec(dir_path, &[_][]const u8{ zig_exe, "init-exe" });
+    const output_path = try fs.path.join(a, &[_][]const u8{ "does", "not", "exist" });
+    const source_path = try fs.path.join(a, &[_][]const u8{ "src", "main.zig" });
+    _ = try exec(dir_path, &[_][]const u8{
         zig_exe, "build-exe", source_path, "--output-dir", output_path,
     });
 }
diff --git a/test/runtime_safety.zig b/test/runtime_safety.zig
index d278407ee1..045326ffd4 100644
--- a/test/runtime_safety.zig
+++ b/test/runtime_safety.zig
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ pub fn addCases(cases: *tests.CompareOutputContext) void {
         \\}
         \\pub fn main() void {
         \\    const a = [_]i32{1, 2, 3, 4};
-        \\    baz(bar(a));
+        \\    baz(bar(&a));
         \\}
         \\fn bar(a: []const i32) i32 {
         \\    return a[4];
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ pub fn addCases(cases: *tests.CompareOutputContext) void {
         \\    @import("std").os.exit(126);
         \\}
         \\pub fn main() !void {
-        \\    const x = widenSlice([_]u8{1, 2, 3, 4, 5});
+        \\    const x = widenSlice(&[_]u8{1, 2, 3, 4, 5});
         \\    if (x.len == 0) return error.Whatever;
         \\}
         \\fn widenSlice(slice: []align(1) const u8) []align(1) const i32 {
diff --git a/test/stage1/behavior/array.zig b/test/stage1/behavior/array.zig
index 1d51f822d0..49419f15f1 100644
--- a/test/stage1/behavior/array.zig
+++ b/test/stage1/behavior/array.zig
@@ -360,3 +360,9 @@ test "access the null element of a null terminated array" {
     S.doTheTest();
     comptime S.doTheTest();
 }
+
+test "type coerce sentinel-terminated array to non-sentinel-terminated array" {
+    var array: [2]u8 = [_:255]u8{1, 2};
+    expect(array[0] == 1);
+    expect(array[1] == 2);
+}
diff --git a/test/stage1/c_abi/build.zig b/test/stage1/c_abi/build.zig
index c2a270ec34..cf21d403f7 100644
--- a/test/stage1/c_abi/build.zig
+++ b/test/stage1/c_abi/build.zig
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *Builder) void {
     const rel_opts = b.standardReleaseOptions();
 
     const c_obj = b.addObject("cfuncs", null);
-    c_obj.addCSourceFile("cfuncs.c", [_][]const u8{"-std=c99"});
+    c_obj.addCSourceFile("cfuncs.c", &[_][]const u8{"-std=c99"});
     c_obj.setBuildMode(rel_opts);
     c_obj.linkSystemLibrary("c");
 
diff --git a/test/stage1/c_abi/main.zig b/test/stage1/c_abi/main.zig
index f9de9fecb7..3c2b731524 100644
--- a/test/stage1/c_abi/main.zig
+++ b/test/stage1/c_abi/main.zig
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ test "C ABI array" {
 }
 
 export fn zig_array(x: [10]u8) void {
-    expect(std.mem.eql(u8, x, "1234567890"));
+    expect(std.mem.eql(u8, &x, "1234567890"));
 }
 
 const BigStruct = extern struct {
diff --git a/test/standalone/mix_o_files/build.zig b/test/standalone/mix_o_files/build.zig
index 7c72cfcc3a..d498e2e20a 100644
--- a/test/standalone/mix_o_files/build.zig
+++ b/test/standalone/mix_o_files/build.zig
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *Builder) void {
     const obj = b.addObject("base64", "base64.zig");
 
     const exe = b.addExecutable("test", null);
-    exe.addCSourceFile("test.c", [_][]const u8{"-std=c99"});
+    exe.addCSourceFile("test.c", &[_][]const u8{"-std=c99"});
     exe.addObject(obj);
     exe.linkSystemLibrary("c");
 
diff --git a/test/standalone/shared_library/build.zig b/test/standalone/shared_library/build.zig
index 129c5dc1c9..cb7437bcaa 100644
--- a/test/standalone/shared_library/build.zig
+++ b/test/standalone/shared_library/build.zig
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *Builder) void {
     const lib = b.addSharedLibrary("mathtest", "mathtest.zig", b.version(1, 0, 0));
 
     const exe = b.addExecutable("test", null);
-    exe.addCSourceFile("test.c", [_][]const u8{"-std=c99"});
+    exe.addCSourceFile("test.c", &[_][]const u8{"-std=c99"});
     exe.linkLibrary(lib);
     exe.linkSystemLibrary("c");
 
diff --git a/test/standalone/static_c_lib/build.zig b/test/standalone/static_c_lib/build.zig
index 4af00705a8..2b604f5c0f 100644
--- a/test/standalone/static_c_lib/build.zig
+++ b/test/standalone/static_c_lib/build.zig
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *Builder) void {
     const mode = b.standardReleaseOptions();
 
     const foo = b.addStaticLibrary("foo", null);
-    foo.addCSourceFile("foo.c", [_][]const u8{});
+    foo.addCSourceFile("foo.c", &[_][]const u8{});
     foo.setBuildMode(mode);
     foo.addIncludeDir(".");