diff --git a/tests/std_tests/check_std_c_alloc.c b/tests/std_tests/check_std_c_alloc.c
index b3397cc53..aa1a0c715 100644
--- a/tests/std_tests/check_std_c_alloc.c
+++ b/tests/std_tests/check_std_c_alloc.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ END_TEST
 
 START_TEST (check_c_strdup)
 {
-  char *str = "test";
+  char *str = (char *) "test";
   char *dup;
 
   dup = c_strdup(str);
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ START_TEST (check_c_strdup)
 END_TEST
 
 static Suite *make_c_malloc_suite(void) {
-  Suite *s = suite_create("std:path:c_malloc");
+  Suite *s = suite_create("std:alloc:malloc");
 
   create_case(s, "check_c_malloc", check_c_malloc);
   create_case(s, "check_c_malloc_zero", check_c_malloc_zero);
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static Suite *make_c_malloc_suite(void) {
 }
 
 static Suite *make_c_strdup_suite(void) {
-  Suite *s = suite_create("std:path:c_malloc");
+  Suite *s = suite_create("std:alloc:strdup");
 
   create_case(s, "check_c_strdup", check_c_strdup);
 
diff --git a/tests/std_tests/check_std_c_str.c b/tests/std_tests/check_std_c_str.c
index 83d188f03..69477c4f5 100644
--- a/tests/std_tests/check_std_c_str.c
+++ b/tests/std_tests/check_std_c_str.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ START_TEST (check_c_strlist_add)
   fail_unless(strlist->count == 0, NULL);
 
   for (i = 0; i < strlist->size; i++) {
-    fail_unless(c_strlist_add(strlist, "foobar") == 0, NULL);
+    fail_unless(c_strlist_add(strlist, (char *) "foobar") == 0, NULL);
   }
 
   fail_unless(strlist->count == 42, NULL);