diff --git a/library/std/src/ffi/c_str.rs b/library/std/src/ffi/c_str.rs
index 945bfda1b7874..687ed61b95961 100644
--- a/library/std/src/ffi/c_str.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/ffi/c_str.rs
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for NulError {
 impl From<NulError> for io::Error {
     /// Converts a [`NulError`] into a [`io::Error`].
     fn from(_: NulError) -> io::Error {
-        io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput, "data provided contains a nul byte")
+        io::Error::new_const(io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput, &"data provided contains a nul byte")
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/library/std/src/fs.rs b/library/std/src/fs.rs
index 43119c36cfec7..ccbc69a975c32 100644
--- a/library/std/src/fs.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/fs.rs
@@ -2188,7 +2188,10 @@ impl DirBuilder {
         match path.parent() {
             Some(p) => self.create_dir_all(p)?,
             None => {
-                return Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, "failed to create whole tree"));
+                return Err(io::Error::new_const(
+                    io::ErrorKind::Other,
+                    &"failed to create whole tree",
+                ));
             }
         }
         match self.inner.mkdir(path) {
diff --git a/library/std/src/io/buffered/bufwriter.rs b/library/std/src/io/buffered/bufwriter.rs
index 65bc2fcf00ae0..80f98bbbad366 100644
--- a/library/std/src/io/buffered/bufwriter.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/io/buffered/bufwriter.rs
@@ -164,9 +164,9 @@ impl<W: Write> BufWriter<W> {
 
             match r {
                 Ok(0) => {
-                    return Err(Error::new(
+                    return Err(Error::new_const(
                         ErrorKind::WriteZero,
-                        "failed to write the buffered data",
+                        &"failed to write the buffered data",
                     ));
                 }
                 Ok(n) => guard.consume(n),
diff --git a/library/std/src/io/cursor.rs b/library/std/src/io/cursor.rs
index bbee2cc98425e..9021b47006538 100644
--- a/library/std/src/io/cursor.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/io/cursor.rs
@@ -229,9 +229,9 @@ where
                 self.pos = n;
                 Ok(self.pos)
             }
-            None => Err(Error::new(
+            None => Err(Error::new_const(
                 ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
-                "invalid seek to a negative or overflowing position",
+                &"invalid seek to a negative or overflowing position",
             )),
         }
     }
@@ -328,9 +328,9 @@ fn slice_write_vectored(
 // Resizing write implementation
 fn vec_write(pos_mut: &mut u64, vec: &mut Vec<u8>, buf: &[u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
     let pos: usize = (*pos_mut).try_into().map_err(|_| {
-        Error::new(
+        Error::new_const(
             ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
-            "cursor position exceeds maximum possible vector length",
+            &"cursor position exceeds maximum possible vector length",
         )
     })?;
     // Make sure the internal buffer is as least as big as where we
diff --git a/library/std/src/io/error.rs b/library/std/src/io/error.rs
index ba0f0a0cd714a..2122aa755e157 100644
--- a/library/std/src/io/error.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/io/error.rs
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ impl fmt::Debug for Error {
 enum Repr {
     Os(i32),
     Simple(ErrorKind),
+    // &str is a fat pointer, but &&str is a thin pointer.
+    SimpleMessage(ErrorKind, &'static &'static str),
     Custom(Box<Custom>),
 }
 
@@ -259,6 +261,18 @@ impl Error {
         Error { repr: Repr::Custom(Box::new(Custom { kind, error })) }
     }
 
+    /// Creates a new I/O error from a known kind of error as well as a
+    /// constant message.
+    ///
+    /// This function does not allocate.
+    ///
+    /// This function should maybe change to
+    /// `new_const<const MSG: &'static str>(kind: ErrorKind)`
+    /// in the future, when const generics allow that.
+    pub(crate) const fn new_const(kind: ErrorKind, message: &'static &'static str) -> Error {
+        Self { repr: Repr::SimpleMessage(kind, message) }
+    }
+
     /// Returns an error representing the last OS error which occurred.
     ///
     /// This function reads the value of `errno` for the target platform (e.g.
@@ -342,6 +356,7 @@ impl Error {
             Repr::Os(i) => Some(i),
             Repr::Custom(..) => None,
             Repr::Simple(..) => None,
+            Repr::SimpleMessage(..) => None,
         }
     }
 
@@ -377,6 +392,7 @@ impl Error {
         match self.repr {
             Repr::Os(..) => None,
             Repr::Simple(..) => None,
+            Repr::SimpleMessage(..) => None,
             Repr::Custom(ref c) => Some(&*c.error),
         }
     }
@@ -448,6 +464,7 @@ impl Error {
         match self.repr {
             Repr::Os(..) => None,
             Repr::Simple(..) => None,
+            Repr::SimpleMessage(..) => None,
             Repr::Custom(ref mut c) => Some(&mut *c.error),
         }
     }
@@ -484,6 +501,7 @@ impl Error {
         match self.repr {
             Repr::Os(..) => None,
             Repr::Simple(..) => None,
+            Repr::SimpleMessage(..) => None,
             Repr::Custom(c) => Some(c.error),
         }
     }
@@ -512,6 +530,7 @@ impl Error {
             Repr::Os(code) => sys::decode_error_kind(code),
             Repr::Custom(ref c) => c.kind,
             Repr::Simple(kind) => kind,
+            Repr::SimpleMessage(kind, _) => kind,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -527,6 +546,9 @@ impl fmt::Debug for Repr {
                 .finish(),
             Repr::Custom(ref c) => fmt::Debug::fmt(&c, fmt),
             Repr::Simple(kind) => fmt.debug_tuple("Kind").field(&kind).finish(),
+            Repr::SimpleMessage(kind, &message) => {
+                fmt.debug_struct("Error").field("kind", &kind).field("message", &message).finish()
+            }
         }
     }
 }
@@ -541,6 +563,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for Error {
             }
             Repr::Custom(ref c) => c.error.fmt(fmt),
             Repr::Simple(kind) => write!(fmt, "{}", kind.as_str()),
+            Repr::SimpleMessage(_, &msg) => msg.fmt(fmt),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -551,6 +574,7 @@ impl error::Error for Error {
     fn description(&self) -> &str {
         match self.repr {
             Repr::Os(..) | Repr::Simple(..) => self.kind().as_str(),
+            Repr::SimpleMessage(_, &msg) => msg,
             Repr::Custom(ref c) => c.error.description(),
         }
     }
@@ -560,6 +584,7 @@ impl error::Error for Error {
         match self.repr {
             Repr::Os(..) => None,
             Repr::Simple(..) => None,
+            Repr::SimpleMessage(..) => None,
             Repr::Custom(ref c) => c.error.cause(),
         }
     }
@@ -568,6 +593,7 @@ impl error::Error for Error {
         match self.repr {
             Repr::Os(..) => None,
             Repr::Simple(..) => None,
+            Repr::SimpleMessage(..) => None,
             Repr::Custom(ref c) => c.error.source(),
         }
     }
diff --git a/library/std/src/io/error/tests.rs b/library/std/src/io/error/tests.rs
index 0cce9368c8089..5098a46313de3 100644
--- a/library/std/src/io/error/tests.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/io/error/tests.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 use super::{Custom, Error, ErrorKind, Repr};
 use crate::error;
 use crate::fmt;
+use crate::mem::size_of;
 use crate::sys::decode_error_kind;
 use crate::sys::os::error_string;
 
+#[test]
+fn test_size() {
+    assert!(size_of::<Error>() <= size_of::<[usize; 2]>());
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_debug_error() {
     let code = 6;
@@ -51,3 +57,13 @@ fn test_downcasting() {
     let extracted = err.into_inner().unwrap();
     extracted.downcast::<TestError>().unwrap();
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_const() {
+    const E: Error = Error::new_const(ErrorKind::NotFound, &"hello");
+
+    assert_eq!(E.kind(), ErrorKind::NotFound);
+    assert_eq!(E.to_string(), "hello");
+    assert!(format!("{:?}", E).contains("\"hello\""));
+    assert!(format!("{:?}", E).contains("NotFound"));
+}
diff --git a/library/std/src/io/impls.rs b/library/std/src/io/impls.rs
index 9870cfc4c95c3..6891bd8a66437 100644
--- a/library/std/src/io/impls.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/io/impls.rs
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ impl Read for &[u8] {
     #[inline]
     fn read_exact(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<()> {
         if buf.len() > self.len() {
-            return Err(Error::new(ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof, "failed to fill whole buffer"));
+            return Err(Error::new_const(ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof, &"failed to fill whole buffer"));
         }
         let (a, b) = self.split_at(buf.len());
 
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ impl Write for &mut [u8] {
         if self.write(data)? == data.len() {
             Ok(())
         } else {
-            Err(Error::new(ErrorKind::WriteZero, "failed to write whole buffer"))
+            Err(Error::new_const(ErrorKind::WriteZero, &"failed to write whole buffer"))
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/library/std/src/io/mod.rs b/library/std/src/io/mod.rs
index 6abb300054af8..5316305a30370 100644
--- a/library/std/src/io/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/io/mod.rs
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ where
         let ret = f(g.buf);
         if str::from_utf8(&g.buf[g.len..]).is_err() {
             ret.and_then(|_| {
-                Err(Error::new(ErrorKind::InvalidData, "stream did not contain valid UTF-8"))
+                Err(Error::new_const(ErrorKind::InvalidData, &"stream did not contain valid UTF-8"))
             })
         } else {
             g.len = g.buf.len();
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ pub(crate) fn default_read_exact<R: Read + ?Sized>(this: &mut R, mut buf: &mut [
         }
     }
     if !buf.is_empty() {
-        Err(Error::new(ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof, "failed to fill whole buffer"))
+        Err(Error::new_const(ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof, &"failed to fill whole buffer"))
     } else {
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -1437,7 +1437,10 @@ pub trait Write {
         while !buf.is_empty() {
             match self.write(buf) {
                 Ok(0) => {
-                    return Err(Error::new(ErrorKind::WriteZero, "failed to write whole buffer"));
+                    return Err(Error::new_const(
+                        ErrorKind::WriteZero,
+                        &"failed to write whole buffer",
+                    ));
                 }
                 Ok(n) => buf = &buf[n..],
                 Err(ref e) if e.kind() == ErrorKind::Interrupted => {}
@@ -1502,7 +1505,10 @@ pub trait Write {
         while !bufs.is_empty() {
             match self.write_vectored(bufs) {
                 Ok(0) => {
-                    return Err(Error::new(ErrorKind::WriteZero, "failed to write whole buffer"));
+                    return Err(Error::new_const(
+                        ErrorKind::WriteZero,
+                        &"failed to write whole buffer",
+                    ));
                 }
                 Ok(n) => bufs = IoSlice::advance(bufs, n),
                 Err(ref e) if e.kind() == ErrorKind::Interrupted => {}
@@ -1576,7 +1582,7 @@ pub trait Write {
                 if output.error.is_err() {
                     output.error
                 } else {
-                    Err(Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "formatter error"))
+                    Err(Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"formatter error"))
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/library/std/src/io/tests.rs b/library/std/src/io/tests.rs
index a85dd0d982715..2b14e16150317 100644
--- a/library/std/src/io/tests.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/io/tests.rs
@@ -152,12 +152,12 @@ fn take_eof() {
 
     impl Read for R {
         fn read(&mut self, _: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
-            Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, ""))
+            Err(io::Error::new_const(io::ErrorKind::Other, &""))
         }
     }
     impl BufRead for R {
         fn fill_buf(&mut self) -> io::Result<&[u8]> {
-            Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, ""))
+            Err(io::Error::new_const(io::ErrorKind::Other, &""))
         }
         fn consume(&mut self, _amt: usize) {}
     }
diff --git a/library/std/src/net/mod.rs b/library/std/src/net/mod.rs
index d4b1552fec5ff..d814e9b25ba9a 100644
--- a/library/std/src/net/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/net/mod.rs
@@ -88,6 +88,6 @@ where
         }
     }
     Err(last_err.unwrap_or_else(|| {
-        Error::new(ErrorKind::InvalidInput, "could not resolve to any addresses")
+        Error::new_const(ErrorKind::InvalidInput, &"could not resolve to any addresses")
     }))
 }
diff --git a/library/std/src/net/udp.rs b/library/std/src/net/udp.rs
index 2377a76a33de9..b9af5992dffdf 100644
--- a/library/std/src/net/udp.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/net/udp.rs
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ impl UdpSocket {
     pub fn send_to<A: ToSocketAddrs>(&self, buf: &[u8], addr: A) -> io::Result<usize> {
         match addr.to_socket_addrs()?.next() {
             Some(addr) => self.0.send_to(buf, &addr),
-            None => Err(Error::new(ErrorKind::InvalidInput, "no addresses to send data to")),
+            None => Err(Error::new_const(ErrorKind::InvalidInput, &"no addresses to send data to")),
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/hermit/fd.rs b/library/std/src/sys/hermit/fd.rs
index 97d1a38b41ab1..1c0515a150398 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/hermit/fd.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/hermit/fd.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ impl FileDesc {
         self.duplicate_path(&[])
     }
     pub fn duplicate_path(&self, _path: &[u8]) -> io::Result<FileDesc> {
-        Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "duplicate isn't supported"))
+        Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"duplicate isn't supported"))
     }
 
     pub fn nonblocking(&self) -> io::Result<bool> {
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ impl FileDesc {
     }
 
     pub fn set_cloexec(&self) -> io::Result<()> {
-        Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "cloexec isn't supported"))
+        Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"cloexec isn't supported"))
     }
 
     pub fn set_nonblocking(&self, _nonblocking: bool) -> io::Result<()> {
-        Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "nonblocking isn't supported"))
+        Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"nonblocking isn't supported"))
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/hermit/fs.rs b/library/std/src/sys/hermit/fs.rs
index 1807655e97170..0f33282fa8370 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/hermit/fs.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/hermit/fs.rs
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ impl OpenOptions {
             (false, _, true) => Ok(O_WRONLY | O_APPEND),
             (true, _, true) => Ok(O_RDWR | O_APPEND),
             (false, false, false) => {
-                Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::InvalidInput, "invalid access mode"))
+                Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::InvalidInput, &"invalid access mode"))
             }
         }
     }
@@ -236,12 +236,18 @@ impl OpenOptions {
             (true, false) => {}
             (false, false) => {
                 if self.truncate || self.create || self.create_new {
-                    return Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::InvalidInput, "invalid creation mode"));
+                    return Err(io::Error::new_const(
+                        ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
+                        &"invalid creation mode",
+                    ));
                 }
             }
             (_, true) => {
                 if self.truncate && !self.create_new {
-                    return Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::InvalidInput, "invalid creation mode"));
+                    return Err(io::Error::new_const(
+                        ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
+                        &"invalid creation mode",
+                    ));
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/hermit/mod.rs b/library/std/src/sys/hermit/mod.rs
index 17a51abeb0ef6..1ecda25c03de5 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/hermit/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/hermit/mod.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,10 @@ pub fn unsupported<T>() -> crate::io::Result<T> {
 }
 
 pub fn unsupported_err() -> crate::io::Error {
-    crate::io::Error::new(crate::io::ErrorKind::Other, "operation not supported on HermitCore yet")
+    crate::io::Error::new_const(
+        crate::io::ErrorKind::Other,
+        &"operation not supported on HermitCore yet",
+    )
 }
 
 // This enum is used as the storage for a bunch of types which can't actually
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/hermit/net.rs b/library/std/src/sys/hermit/net.rs
index 8a788a9265f63..7053487ccfbe0 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/hermit/net.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/hermit/net.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ use crate::time::Duration;
 /// if not, starts it.
 pub fn init() -> io::Result<()> {
     if abi::network_init() < 0 {
-        return Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "Unable to initialize network interface"));
+        return Err(io::Error::new_const(
+            ErrorKind::Other,
+            &"Unable to initialize network interface",
+        ));
     }
 
     Ok(())
@@ -47,9 +50,10 @@ impl TcpStream {
 
         match abi::tcpstream::connect(addr.ip().to_string().as_bytes(), addr.port(), None) {
             Ok(handle) => Ok(TcpStream(Arc::new(Socket(handle)))),
-            _ => {
-                Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "Unable to initiate a connection on a socket"))
-            }
+            _ => Err(io::Error::new_const(
+                ErrorKind::Other,
+                &"Unable to initiate a connection on a socket",
+            )),
         }
     }
 
@@ -60,15 +64,16 @@ impl TcpStream {
             Some(duration.as_millis() as u64),
         ) {
             Ok(handle) => Ok(TcpStream(Arc::new(Socket(handle)))),
-            _ => {
-                Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "Unable to initiate a connection on a socket"))
-            }
+            _ => Err(io::Error::new_const(
+                ErrorKind::Other,
+                &"Unable to initiate a connection on a socket",
+            )),
         }
     }
 
     pub fn set_read_timeout(&self, duration: Option<Duration>) -> io::Result<()> {
         abi::tcpstream::set_read_timeout(*self.0.as_inner(), duration.map(|d| d.as_millis() as u64))
-            .map_err(|_| io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "Unable to set timeout value"))
+            .map_err(|_| io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"Unable to set timeout value"))
     }
 
     pub fn set_write_timeout(&self, duration: Option<Duration>) -> io::Result<()> {
@@ -76,26 +81,28 @@ impl TcpStream {
             *self.0.as_inner(),
             duration.map(|d| d.as_millis() as u64),
         )
-        .map_err(|_| io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "Unable to set timeout value"))
+        .map_err(|_| io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"Unable to set timeout value"))
     }
 
     pub fn read_timeout(&self) -> io::Result<Option<Duration>> {
-        let duration = abi::tcpstream::get_read_timeout(*self.0.as_inner())
-            .map_err(|_| io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "Unable to determine timeout value"))?;
+        let duration = abi::tcpstream::get_read_timeout(*self.0.as_inner()).map_err(|_| {
+            io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"Unable to determine timeout value")
+        })?;
 
         Ok(duration.map(|d| Duration::from_millis(d)))
     }
 
     pub fn write_timeout(&self) -> io::Result<Option<Duration>> {
-        let duration = abi::tcpstream::get_write_timeout(*self.0.as_inner())
-            .map_err(|_| io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "Unable to determine timeout value"))?;
+        let duration = abi::tcpstream::get_write_timeout(*self.0.as_inner()).map_err(|_| {
+            io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"Unable to determine timeout value")
+        })?;
 
         Ok(duration.map(|d| Duration::from_millis(d)))
     }
 
     pub fn peek(&self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
         abi::tcpstream::peek(*self.0.as_inner(), buf)
-            .map_err(|_| io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "set_nodelay failed"))
+            .map_err(|_| io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"set_nodelay failed"))
     }
 
     pub fn read(&self, buffer: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
@@ -107,7 +114,7 @@ impl TcpStream {
 
         for i in ioslice.iter_mut() {
             let ret = abi::tcpstream::read(*self.0.as_inner(), &mut i[0..])
-                .map_err(|_| io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "Unable to read on socket"))?;
+                .map_err(|_| io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"Unable to read on socket"))?;
 
             if ret != 0 {
                 size += ret;
@@ -130,8 +137,9 @@ impl TcpStream {
         let mut size: usize = 0;
 
         for i in ioslice.iter() {
-            size += abi::tcpstream::write(*self.0.as_inner(), i)
-                .map_err(|_| io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "Unable to write on socket"))?;
+            size += abi::tcpstream::write(*self.0.as_inner(), i).map_err(|_| {
+                io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"Unable to write on socket")
+            })?;
         }
 
         Ok(size)
@@ -144,13 +152,13 @@ impl TcpStream {
 
     pub fn peer_addr(&self) -> io::Result<SocketAddr> {
         let (ipaddr, port) = abi::tcpstream::peer_addr(*self.0.as_inner())
-            .map_err(|_| io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "peer_addr failed"))?;
+            .map_err(|_| io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"peer_addr failed"))?;
 
         let saddr = match ipaddr {
             Ipv4(ref addr) => SocketAddr::new(IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::from(addr.0)), port),
             Ipv6(ref addr) => SocketAddr::new(IpAddr::V6(Ipv6Addr::from(addr.0)), port),
             _ => {
-                return Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "peer_addr failed"));
+                return Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"peer_addr failed"));
             }
         };
 
@@ -158,12 +166,12 @@ impl TcpStream {
     }
 
     pub fn socket_addr(&self) -> io::Result<SocketAddr> {
-        Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "socket_addr isn't supported"))
+        Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"socket_addr isn't supported"))
     }
 
     pub fn shutdown(&self, how: Shutdown) -> io::Result<()> {
         abi::tcpstream::shutdown(*self.0.as_inner(), how as i32)
-            .map_err(|_| io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "unable to shutdown socket"))
+            .map_err(|_| io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"unable to shutdown socket"))
     }
 
     pub fn duplicate(&self) -> io::Result<TcpStream> {
@@ -172,31 +180,31 @@ impl TcpStream {
 
     pub fn set_nodelay(&self, mode: bool) -> io::Result<()> {
         abi::tcpstream::set_nodelay(*self.0.as_inner(), mode)
-            .map_err(|_| io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "set_nodelay failed"))
+            .map_err(|_| io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"set_nodelay failed"))
     }
 
     pub fn nodelay(&self) -> io::Result<bool> {
         abi::tcpstream::nodelay(*self.0.as_inner())
-            .map_err(|_| io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "nodelay failed"))
+            .map_err(|_| io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"nodelay failed"))
     }
 
     pub fn set_ttl(&self, tll: u32) -> io::Result<()> {
         abi::tcpstream::set_tll(*self.0.as_inner(), tll)
-            .map_err(|_| io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "unable to set TTL"))
+            .map_err(|_| io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"unable to set TTL"))
     }
 
     pub fn ttl(&self) -> io::Result<u32> {
         abi::tcpstream::get_tll(*self.0.as_inner())
-            .map_err(|_| io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "unable to get TTL"))
+            .map_err(|_| io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"unable to get TTL"))
     }
 
     pub fn take_error(&self) -> io::Result<Option<io::Error>> {
-        Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "take_error isn't supported"))
+        Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"take_error isn't supported"))
     }
 
     pub fn set_nonblocking(&self, mode: bool) -> io::Result<()> {
         abi::tcpstream::set_nonblocking(*self.0.as_inner(), mode)
-            .map_err(|_| io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "unable to set blocking mode"))
+            .map_err(|_| io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"unable to set blocking mode"))
     }
 }
 
@@ -222,12 +230,12 @@ impl TcpListener {
 
     pub fn accept(&self) -> io::Result<(TcpStream, SocketAddr)> {
         let (handle, ipaddr, port) = abi::tcplistener::accept(self.0.port())
-            .map_err(|_| io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "accept failed"))?;
+            .map_err(|_| io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"accept failed"))?;
         let saddr = match ipaddr {
             Ipv4(ref addr) => SocketAddr::new(IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::from(addr.0)), port),
             Ipv6(ref addr) => SocketAddr::new(IpAddr::V6(Ipv6Addr::from(addr.0)), port),
             _ => {
-                return Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "accept failed"));
+                return Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"accept failed"));
             }
         };
 
@@ -239,27 +247,27 @@ impl TcpListener {
     }
 
     pub fn set_ttl(&self, _: u32) -> io::Result<()> {
-        Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "not supported"))
+        Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"not supported"))
     }
 
     pub fn ttl(&self) -> io::Result<u32> {
-        Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "not supported"))
+        Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"not supported"))
     }
 
     pub fn set_only_v6(&self, _: bool) -> io::Result<()> {
-        Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "not supported"))
+        Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"not supported"))
     }
 
     pub fn only_v6(&self) -> io::Result<bool> {
-        Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "not supported"))
+        Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"not supported"))
     }
 
     pub fn take_error(&self) -> io::Result<Option<io::Error>> {
-        Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "not supported"))
+        Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"not supported"))
     }
 
     pub fn set_nonblocking(&self, _: bool) -> io::Result<()> {
-        Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "not supported"))
+        Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"not supported"))
     }
 }
 
@@ -273,127 +281,127 @@ pub struct UdpSocket(abi::Handle);
 
 impl UdpSocket {
     pub fn bind(_: io::Result<&SocketAddr>) -> io::Result<UdpSocket> {
-        Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "not supported"))
+        Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"not supported"))
     }
 
     pub fn peer_addr(&self) -> io::Result<SocketAddr> {
-        Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "not supported"))
+        Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"not supported"))
     }
 
     pub fn socket_addr(&self) -> io::Result<SocketAddr> {
-        Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "not supported"))
+        Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"not supported"))
     }
 
     pub fn recv_from(&self, _: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<(usize, SocketAddr)> {
-        Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "not supported"))
+        Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"not supported"))
     }
 
     pub fn peek_from(&self, _: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<(usize, SocketAddr)> {
-        Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "not supported"))
+        Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"not supported"))
     }
 
     pub fn send_to(&self, _: &[u8], _: &SocketAddr) -> io::Result<usize> {
-        Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "not supported"))
+        Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"not supported"))
     }
 
     pub fn duplicate(&self) -> io::Result<UdpSocket> {
-        Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "not supported"))
+        Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"not supported"))
     }
 
     pub fn set_read_timeout(&self, _: Option<Duration>) -> io::Result<()> {
-        Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "not supported"))
+        Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"not supported"))
     }
 
     pub fn set_write_timeout(&self, _: Option<Duration>) -> io::Result<()> {
-        Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "not supported"))
+        Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"not supported"))
     }
 
     pub fn read_timeout(&self) -> io::Result<Option<Duration>> {
-        Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "not supported"))
+        Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"not supported"))
     }
 
     pub fn write_timeout(&self) -> io::Result<Option<Duration>> {
-        Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "not supported"))
+        Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"not supported"))
     }
 
     pub fn set_broadcast(&self, _: bool) -> io::Result<()> {
-        Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "not supported"))
+        Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"not supported"))
     }
 
     pub fn broadcast(&self) -> io::Result<bool> {
-        Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "not supported"))
+        Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"not supported"))
     }
 
     pub fn set_multicast_loop_v4(&self, _: bool) -> io::Result<()> {
-        Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "not supported"))
+        Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"not supported"))
     }
 
     pub fn multicast_loop_v4(&self) -> io::Result<bool> {
-        Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "not supported"))
+        Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"not supported"))
     }
 
     pub fn set_multicast_ttl_v4(&self, _: u32) -> io::Result<()> {
-        Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "not supported"))
+        Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"not supported"))
     }
 
     pub fn multicast_ttl_v4(&self) -> io::Result<u32> {
-        Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "not supported"))
+        Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"not supported"))
     }
 
     pub fn set_multicast_loop_v6(&self, _: bool) -> io::Result<()> {
-        Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "not supported"))
+        Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"not supported"))
     }
 
     pub fn multicast_loop_v6(&self) -> io::Result<bool> {
-        Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "not supported"))
+        Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"not supported"))
     }
 
     pub fn join_multicast_v4(&self, _: &Ipv4Addr, _: &Ipv4Addr) -> io::Result<()> {
-        Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "not supported"))
+        Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"not supported"))
     }
 
     pub fn join_multicast_v6(&self, _: &Ipv6Addr, _: u32) -> io::Result<()> {
-        Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "not supported"))
+        Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"not supported"))
     }
 
     pub fn leave_multicast_v4(&self, _: &Ipv4Addr, _: &Ipv4Addr) -> io::Result<()> {
-        Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "not supported"))
+        Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"not supported"))
     }
 
     pub fn leave_multicast_v6(&self, _: &Ipv6Addr, _: u32) -> io::Result<()> {
-        Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "not supported"))
+        Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"not supported"))
     }
 
     pub fn set_ttl(&self, _: u32) -> io::Result<()> {
-        Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "not supported"))
+        Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"not supported"))
     }
 
     pub fn ttl(&self) -> io::Result<u32> {
-        Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "not supported"))
+        Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"not supported"))
     }
 
     pub fn take_error(&self) -> io::Result<Option<io::Error>> {
-        Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "not supported"))
+        Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"not supported"))
     }
 
     pub fn set_nonblocking(&self, _: bool) -> io::Result<()> {
-        Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "not supported"))
+        Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"not supported"))
     }
 
     pub fn recv(&self, _: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
-        Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "not supported"))
+        Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"not supported"))
     }
 
     pub fn peek(&self, _: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
-        Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "not supported"))
+        Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"not supported"))
     }
 
     pub fn send(&self, _: &[u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
-        Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "not supported"))
+        Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"not supported"))
     }
 
     pub fn connect(&self, _: io::Result<&SocketAddr>) -> io::Result<()> {
-        Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "not supported"))
+        Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"not supported"))
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/hermit/stdio.rs b/library/std/src/sys/hermit/stdio.rs
index 82304dd6dc293..6bff13ca92cca 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/hermit/stdio.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/hermit/stdio.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ impl io::Write for Stdout {
         unsafe { len = abi::write(1, data.as_ptr() as *const u8, data.len()) }
 
         if len < 0 {
-            Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, "Stdout is not able to print"))
+            Err(io::Error::new_const(io::ErrorKind::Other, &"Stdout is not able to print"))
         } else {
             Ok(len as usize)
         }
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ impl io::Write for Stdout {
         unsafe { len = abi::write(1, data.as_ptr() as *const u8, data.len()) }
 
         if len < 0 {
-            Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, "Stdout is not able to print"))
+            Err(io::Error::new_const(io::ErrorKind::Other, &"Stdout is not able to print"))
         } else {
             Ok(len as usize)
         }
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ impl io::Write for Stderr {
         unsafe { len = abi::write(2, data.as_ptr() as *const u8, data.len()) }
 
         if len < 0 {
-            Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, "Stderr is not able to print"))
+            Err(io::Error::new_const(io::ErrorKind::Other, &"Stderr is not able to print"))
         } else {
             Ok(len as usize)
         }
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ impl io::Write for Stderr {
         unsafe { len = abi::write(2, data.as_ptr() as *const u8, data.len()) }
 
         if len < 0 {
-            Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, "Stderr is not able to print"))
+            Err(io::Error::new_const(io::ErrorKind::Other, &"Stderr is not able to print"))
         } else {
             Ok(len as usize)
         }
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/hermit/thread.rs b/library/std/src/sys/hermit/thread.rs
index 7bd71e120de40..f35a3a8a80fc5 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/hermit/thread.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/hermit/thread.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ impl Thread {
             // The thread failed to start and as a result p was not consumed. Therefore, it is
             // safe to reconstruct the box so that it gets deallocated.
             drop(Box::from_raw(p));
-            Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, "Unable to create thread!"))
+            Err(io::Error::new_const(io::ErrorKind::Other, &"Unable to create thread!"))
         } else {
             Ok(Thread { tid: tid })
         };
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/sgx/mod.rs b/library/std/src/sys/sgx/mod.rs
index b10bed621dbad..3cd245f40d967 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/sgx/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/sgx/mod.rs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ pub fn unsupported<T>() -> crate::io::Result<T> {
 }
 
 pub fn unsupported_err() -> crate::io::Error {
-    crate::io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "operation not supported on SGX yet")
+    crate::io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"operation not supported on SGX yet")
 }
 
 /// This function is used to implement various functions that doesn't exist,
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ pub fn unsupported_err() -> crate::io::Error {
 pub fn sgx_ineffective<T>(v: T) -> crate::io::Result<T> {
     static SGX_INEFFECTIVE_ERROR: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
     if SGX_INEFFECTIVE_ERROR.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
-        Err(crate::io::Error::new(
+        Err(crate::io::Error::new_const(
             ErrorKind::Other,
-            "operation can't be trusted to have any effect on SGX",
+            &"operation can't be trusted to have any effect on SGX",
         ))
     } else {
         Ok(v)
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/sgx/net.rs b/library/std/src/sys/sgx/net.rs
index 3dd8267921e5e..c0c5d55548c5f 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/sgx/net.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/sgx/net.rs
@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@ impl TcpStream {
 
     pub fn connect_timeout(addr: &SocketAddr, dur: Duration) -> io::Result<TcpStream> {
         if dur == Duration::default() {
-            return Err(io::Error::new(
+            return Err(io::Error::new_const(
                 io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
-                "cannot set a 0 duration timeout",
+                &"cannot set a 0 duration timeout",
             ));
         }
         Self::connect(Ok(addr)) // FIXME: ignoring timeout
@@ -108,9 +108,9 @@ impl TcpStream {
     pub fn set_read_timeout(&self, dur: Option<Duration>) -> io::Result<()> {
         match dur {
             Some(dur) if dur == Duration::default() => {
-                return Err(io::Error::new(
+                return Err(io::Error::new_const(
                     io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
-                    "cannot set a 0 duration timeout",
+                    &"cannot set a 0 duration timeout",
                 ));
             }
             _ => sgx_ineffective(()),
@@ -120,9 +120,9 @@ impl TcpStream {
     pub fn set_write_timeout(&self, dur: Option<Duration>) -> io::Result<()> {
         match dur {
             Some(dur) if dur == Duration::default() => {
-                return Err(io::Error::new(
+                return Err(io::Error::new_const(
                     io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
-                    "cannot set a 0 duration timeout",
+                    &"cannot set a 0 duration timeout",
                 ));
             }
             _ => sgx_ineffective(()),
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/unix/android.rs b/library/std/src/sys/unix/android.rs
index ea05ee3d7cedf..cf6aa31b7cfe3 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/unix/android.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/unix/android.rs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ pub fn ftruncate64(fd: c_int, size: u64) -> io::Result<()> {
             Some(f) => cvt_r(|| f(fd, size as i64)).map(drop),
             None => {
                 if size > i32::MAX as u64 {
-                    Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput, "cannot truncate >2GB"))
+                    Err(io::Error::new_const(io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput, &"cannot truncate >2GB"))
                 } else {
                     cvt_r(|| ftruncate(fd, size as i32)).map(drop)
                 }
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ pub unsafe fn cvt_pread64(
         if let Ok(o) = offset.try_into() {
             cvt(pread(fd, buf, count, o))
         } else {
-            Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput, "cannot pread >2GB"))
+            Err(io::Error::new_const(io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput, &"cannot pread >2GB"))
         }
     })
 }
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ pub unsafe fn cvt_pwrite64(
         if let Ok(o) = offset.try_into() {
             cvt(pwrite(fd, buf, count, o))
         } else {
-            Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput, "cannot pwrite >2GB"))
+            Err(io::Error::new_const(io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput, &"cannot pwrite >2GB"))
         }
     })
 }
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/unix/ext/fs.rs b/library/std/src/sys/unix/ext/fs.rs
index 21bdfe29578bf..9a982a4acd9e2 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/unix/ext/fs.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/unix/ext/fs.rs
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ pub trait FileExt {
             }
         }
         if !buf.is_empty() {
-            Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof, "failed to fill whole buffer"))
+            Err(io::Error::new_const(io::ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof, &"failed to fill whole buffer"))
         } else {
             Ok(())
         }
@@ -191,9 +191,9 @@ pub trait FileExt {
         while !buf.is_empty() {
             match self.write_at(buf, offset) {
                 Ok(0) => {
-                    return Err(io::Error::new(
+                    return Err(io::Error::new_const(
                         io::ErrorKind::WriteZero,
-                        "failed to write whole buffer",
+                        &"failed to write whole buffer",
                     ));
                 }
                 Ok(n) => {
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/unix/ext/net/addr.rs b/library/std/src/sys/unix/ext/net/addr.rs
index 1f9036242eb59..6e7d1f1678a9e 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/unix/ext/net/addr.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/unix/ext/net/addr.rs
@@ -29,16 +29,16 @@ pub(super) unsafe fn sockaddr_un(path: &Path) -> io::Result<(libc::sockaddr_un,
     let bytes = path.as_os_str().as_bytes();
 
     if bytes.contains(&0) {
-        return Err(io::Error::new(
+        return Err(io::Error::new_const(
             io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
-            "paths may not contain interior null bytes",
+            &"paths may not contain interior null bytes",
         ));
     }
 
     if bytes.len() >= addr.sun_path.len() {
-        return Err(io::Error::new(
+        return Err(io::Error::new_const(
             io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
-            "path must be shorter than SUN_LEN",
+            &"path must be shorter than SUN_LEN",
         ));
     }
     for (dst, src) in addr.sun_path.iter_mut().zip(bytes.iter()) {
@@ -118,9 +118,9 @@ impl SocketAddr {
             // linux returns zero bytes of address
             len = sun_path_offset(&addr) as libc::socklen_t; // i.e., zero-length address
         } else if addr.sun_family != libc::AF_UNIX as libc::sa_family_t {
-            return Err(io::Error::new(
+            return Err(io::Error::new_const(
                 io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
-                "file descriptor did not correspond to a Unix socket",
+                &"file descriptor did not correspond to a Unix socket",
             ));
         }
 
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/unix/fs.rs b/library/std/src/sys/unix/fs.rs
index d1b0ad9e5f847..f25a6280cd076 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/unix/fs.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/unix/fs.rs
@@ -357,17 +357,17 @@ impl FileAttr {
                         tv_nsec: ext.stx_btime.tv_nsec as _,
                     }))
                 } else {
-                    Err(io::Error::new(
+                    Err(io::Error::new_const(
                         io::ErrorKind::Other,
-                        "creation time is not available for the filesystem",
+                        &"creation time is not available for the filesystem",
                     ))
                 };
             }
         }
 
-        Err(io::Error::new(
+        Err(io::Error::new_const(
             io::ErrorKind::Other,
-            "creation time is not available on this platform \
+            &"creation time is not available on this platform \
                             currently",
         ))
     }
@@ -1156,9 +1156,9 @@ fn open_from(from: &Path) -> io::Result<(crate::fs::File, crate::fs::Metadata)>
     let reader = File::open(from)?;
     let metadata = reader.metadata()?;
     if !metadata.is_file() {
-        return Err(Error::new(
+        return Err(Error::new_const(
             ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
-            "the source path is not an existing regular file",
+            &"the source path is not an existing regular file",
         ));
     }
     Ok((reader, metadata))
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/unix/l4re.rs b/library/std/src/sys/unix/l4re.rs
index a2912387108e1..d60a4b5591fae 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/unix/l4re.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/unix/l4re.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 macro_rules! unimpl {
     () => {
-        return Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, "No networking available on L4Re."));
+        return Err(io::Error::new_const(io::ErrorKind::Other, &"No networking available on L4Re."));
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/unix/net.rs b/library/std/src/sys/unix/net.rs
index 587ffe15981d5..e6b61062d15ff 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/unix/net.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/unix/net.rs
@@ -139,9 +139,9 @@ impl Socket {
         let mut pollfd = libc::pollfd { fd: self.0.raw(), events: libc::POLLOUT, revents: 0 };
 
         if timeout.as_secs() == 0 && timeout.subsec_nanos() == 0 {
-            return Err(io::Error::new(
+            return Err(io::Error::new_const(
                 io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
-                "cannot set a 0 duration timeout",
+                &"cannot set a 0 duration timeout",
             ));
         }
 
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ impl Socket {
         loop {
             let elapsed = start.elapsed();
             if elapsed >= timeout {
-                return Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::TimedOut, "connection timed out"));
+                return Err(io::Error::new_const(io::ErrorKind::TimedOut, &"connection timed out"));
             }
 
             let timeout = timeout - elapsed;
@@ -177,7 +177,10 @@ impl Socket {
                     // for POLLHUP rather than read readiness
                     if pollfd.revents & libc::POLLHUP != 0 {
                         let e = self.take_error()?.unwrap_or_else(|| {
-                            io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, "no error set after POLLHUP")
+                            io::Error::new_const(
+                                io::ErrorKind::Other,
+                                &"no error set after POLLHUP",
+                            )
                         });
                         return Err(e);
                     }
@@ -318,9 +321,9 @@ impl Socket {
         let timeout = match dur {
             Some(dur) => {
                 if dur.as_secs() == 0 && dur.subsec_nanos() == 0 {
-                    return Err(io::Error::new(
+                    return Err(io::Error::new_const(
                         io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
-                        "cannot set a 0 duration timeout",
+                        &"cannot set a 0 duration timeout",
                     ));
                 }
 
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/unix/os.rs b/library/std/src/sys/unix/os.rs
index 1d1118aa69434..4a077e2151ed9 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/unix/os.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/unix/os.rs
@@ -287,9 +287,9 @@ pub fn current_exe() -> io::Result<PathBuf> {
                 0,
             ))?;
             if path_len <= 1 {
-                return Err(io::Error::new(
+                return Err(io::Error::new_const(
                     io::ErrorKind::Other,
-                    "KERN_PROC_PATHNAME sysctl returned zero-length string",
+                    &"KERN_PROC_PATHNAME sysctl returned zero-length string",
                 ));
             }
             let mut path: Vec<u8> = Vec::with_capacity(path_len);
@@ -310,9 +310,9 @@ pub fn current_exe() -> io::Result<PathBuf> {
         if curproc_exe.is_file() {
             return crate::fs::read_link(curproc_exe);
         }
-        Err(io::Error::new(
+        Err(io::Error::new_const(
             io::ErrorKind::Other,
-            "/proc/curproc/exe doesn't point to regular file.",
+            &"/proc/curproc/exe doesn't point to regular file.",
         ))
     }
     sysctl().or_else(|_| procfs())
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ pub fn current_exe() -> io::Result<PathBuf> {
         cvt(libc::sysctl(mib, 4, argv.as_mut_ptr() as *mut _, &mut argv_len, ptr::null_mut(), 0))?;
         argv.set_len(argv_len as usize);
         if argv[0].is_null() {
-            return Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, "no current exe available"));
+            return Err(io::Error::new_const(io::ErrorKind::Other, &"no current exe available"));
         }
         let argv0 = CStr::from_ptr(argv[0]).to_bytes();
         if argv0[0] == b'.' || argv0.iter().any(|b| *b == b'/') {
@@ -343,9 +343,9 @@ pub fn current_exe() -> io::Result<PathBuf> {
 #[cfg(any(target_os = "linux", target_os = "android", target_os = "emscripten"))]
 pub fn current_exe() -> io::Result<PathBuf> {
     match crate::fs::read_link("/proc/self/exe") {
-        Err(ref e) if e.kind() == io::ErrorKind::NotFound => Err(io::Error::new(
+        Err(ref e) if e.kind() == io::ErrorKind::NotFound => Err(io::Error::new_const(
             io::ErrorKind::Other,
-            "no /proc/self/exe available. Is /proc mounted?",
+            &"no /proc/self/exe available. Is /proc mounted?",
         )),
         other => other,
     }
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ pub fn current_exe() -> io::Result<PathBuf> {
             _get_next_image_info(0, &mut cookie, &mut info, mem::size_of::<image_info>() as i32);
         if result != 0 {
             use crate::io::ErrorKind;
-            Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "Error getting executable path"))
+            Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"Error getting executable path"))
         } else {
             let name = CStr::from_ptr(info.name.as_ptr()).to_bytes();
             Ok(PathBuf::from(OsStr::from_bytes(name)))
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ pub fn current_exe() -> io::Result<PathBuf> {
 #[cfg(any(target_os = "fuchsia", target_os = "l4re"))]
 pub fn current_exe() -> io::Result<PathBuf> {
     use crate::io::ErrorKind;
-    Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "Not yet implemented!"))
+    Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"Not yet implemented!"))
 }
 
 #[cfg(target_os = "vxworks")]
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/unix/process/process_fuchsia.rs b/library/std/src/sys/unix/process/process_fuchsia.rs
index 0d4703d7f503a..b19ad4ccdc777 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/unix/process/process_fuchsia.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/unix/process/process_fuchsia.rs
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ impl Command {
         let envp = self.capture_env();
 
         if self.saw_nul() {
-            return Err(io::Error::new(
+            return Err(io::Error::new_const(
                 io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
-                "nul byte found in provided data",
+                &"nul byte found in provided data",
             ));
         }
 
@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ impl Command {
 
     pub fn exec(&mut self, default: Stdio) -> io::Error {
         if self.saw_nul() {
-            return io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput, "nul byte found in provided data");
+            return io::Error::new_const(
+                io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
+                &"nul byte found in provided data",
+            );
         }
 
         match self.setup_io(default, true) {
@@ -182,9 +185,9 @@ impl Process {
             ))?;
         }
         if actual != 1 {
-            return Err(io::Error::new(
+            return Err(io::Error::new_const(
                 io::ErrorKind::InvalidData,
-                "Failed to get exit status of process",
+                &"Failed to get exit status of process",
             ));
         }
         Ok(ExitStatus(proc_info.return_code))
@@ -220,9 +223,9 @@ impl Process {
             ))?;
         }
         if actual != 1 {
-            return Err(io::Error::new(
+            return Err(io::Error::new_const(
                 io::ErrorKind::InvalidData,
-                "Failed to get exit status of process",
+                &"Failed to get exit status of process",
             ));
         }
         Ok(Some(ExitStatus(proc_info.return_code)))
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/unix/process/process_unix.rs b/library/std/src/sys/unix/process/process_unix.rs
index 47aaca82af946..01f1318fe8078 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/unix/process/process_unix.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/unix/process/process_unix.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@ impl Command {
         let envp = self.capture_env();
 
         if self.saw_nul() {
-            return Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::InvalidInput, "nul byte found in provided data"));
+            return Err(io::Error::new_const(
+                ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
+                &"nul byte found in provided data",
+            ));
         }
 
         let (ours, theirs) = self.setup_io(default, needs_stdin)?;
@@ -118,7 +121,10 @@ impl Command {
         let envp = self.capture_env();
 
         if self.saw_nul() {
-            return io::Error::new(ErrorKind::InvalidInput, "nul byte found in provided data");
+            return io::Error::new_const(
+                ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
+                &"nul byte found in provided data",
+            );
         }
 
         match self.setup_io(default, true) {
@@ -442,9 +448,9 @@ impl Process {
         // and used for another process, and we probably shouldn't be killing
         // random processes, so just return an error.
         if self.status.is_some() {
-            Err(Error::new(
+            Err(Error::new_const(
                 ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
-                "invalid argument: can't kill an exited process",
+                &"invalid argument: can't kill an exited process",
             ))
         } else {
             cvt(unsafe { libc::kill(self.pid, libc::SIGKILL) }).map(drop)
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/unsupported/common.rs b/library/std/src/sys/unsupported/common.rs
index 2cdd9c4d19e6e..01e4fd3c994d4 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/unsupported/common.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/unsupported/common.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pub fn unsupported<T>() -> std_io::Result<T> {
 }
 
 pub fn unsupported_err() -> std_io::Error {
-    std_io::Error::new(std_io::ErrorKind::Other, "operation not supported on this platform")
+    std_io::Error::new_const(std_io::ErrorKind::Other, &"operation not supported on this platform")
 }
 
 pub fn decode_error_kind(_code: i32) -> crate::io::ErrorKind {
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/unsupported/os.rs b/library/std/src/sys/unsupported/os.rs
index 0615780c24212..897927e7b79a7 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/unsupported/os.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/unsupported/os.rs
@@ -80,11 +80,11 @@ pub fn getenv(_: &OsStr) -> io::Result<Option<OsString>> {
 }
 
 pub fn setenv(_: &OsStr, _: &OsStr) -> io::Result<()> {
-    Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, "cannot set env vars on this platform"))
+    Err(io::Error::new_const(io::ErrorKind::Other, &"cannot set env vars on this platform"))
 }
 
 pub fn unsetenv(_: &OsStr) -> io::Result<()> {
-    Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, "cannot unset env vars on this platform"))
+    Err(io::Error::new_const(io::ErrorKind::Other, &"cannot unset env vars on this platform"))
 }
 
 pub fn temp_dir() -> PathBuf {
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/vxworks/process/process_vxworks.rs b/library/std/src/sys/vxworks/process/process_vxworks.rs
index 69adbcdddc971..295452327eb70 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/vxworks/process/process_vxworks.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/vxworks/process/process_vxworks.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@ impl Command {
         let envp = self.capture_env();
 
         if self.saw_nul() {
-            return Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::InvalidInput, "nul byte found in provided data"));
+            return Err(io::Error::new_const(
+                ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
+                &"nul byte found in provided data",
+            ));
         }
         let (ours, theirs) = self.setup_io(default, needs_stdin)?;
         let mut p = Process { pid: 0, status: None };
@@ -134,9 +137,9 @@ impl Process {
         // and used for another process, and we probably shouldn't be killing
         // random processes, so just return an error.
         if self.status.is_some() {
-            Err(Error::new(
+            Err(Error::new_const(
                 ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
-                "invalid argument: can't kill an exited process",
+                &"invalid argument: can't kill an exited process",
             ))
         } else {
             cvt(unsafe { libc::kill(self.pid, libc::SIGKILL) }).map(drop)
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/wasi/ext/fs.rs b/library/std/src/sys/wasi/ext/fs.rs
index 6472642f03499..ba4057bd34ca2 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/wasi/ext/fs.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/wasi/ext/fs.rs
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ pub trait FileExt {
             }
         }
         if !buf.is_empty() {
-            Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof, "failed to fill whole buffer"))
+            Err(io::Error::new_const(io::ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof, &"failed to fill whole buffer"))
         } else {
             Ok(())
         }
@@ -151,9 +151,9 @@ pub trait FileExt {
         while !buf.is_empty() {
             match self.write_at(buf, offset) {
                 Ok(0) => {
-                    return Err(io::Error::new(
+                    return Err(io::Error::new_const(
                         io::ErrorKind::WriteZero,
-                        "failed to write whole buffer",
+                        &"failed to write whole buffer",
                     ));
                 }
                 Ok(n) => {
@@ -532,5 +532,5 @@ pub fn symlink_path<P: AsRef<Path>, U: AsRef<Path>>(old_path: P, new_path: U) ->
 }
 
 fn osstr2str(f: &OsStr) -> io::Result<&str> {
-    f.to_str().ok_or_else(|| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, "input must be utf-8"))
+    f.to_str().ok_or_else(|| io::Error::new_const(io::ErrorKind::Other, &"input must be utf-8"))
 }
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/wasi/fs.rs b/library/std/src/sys/wasi/fs.rs
index 63c22136273fb..1ec3ff6a10f9a 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/wasi/fs.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/wasi/fs.rs
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ fn open_parent(p: &Path) -> io::Result<(ManuallyDrop<WasiFd>, PathBuf)> {
 }
 
 pub fn osstr2str(f: &OsStr) -> io::Result<&str> {
-    f.to_str().ok_or_else(|| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, "input must be utf-8"))
+    f.to_str().ok_or_else(|| io::Error::new_const(io::ErrorKind::Other, &"input must be utf-8"))
 }
 
 pub fn copy(from: &Path, to: &Path) -> io::Result<u64> {
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/windows/fs.rs b/library/std/src/sys/windows/fs.rs
index 307a47678c6a2..c6509db80c05b 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/windows/fs.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/windows/fs.rs
@@ -513,9 +513,9 @@ impl File {
                     )
                 }
                 _ => {
-                    return Err(io::Error::new(
+                    return Err(io::Error::new_const(
                         io::ErrorKind::Other,
-                        "Unsupported reparse point type",
+                        &"Unsupported reparse point type",
                     ));
                 }
             };
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ pub fn link(original: &Path, link: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
 
 #[cfg(target_vendor = "uwp")]
 pub fn link(_original: &Path, _link: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
-    return Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, "hard link are not supported on UWP"));
+    return Err(io::Error::new_const(io::ErrorKind::Other, &"hard link are not supported on UWP"));
 }
 
 pub fn stat(path: &Path) -> io::Result<FileAttr> {
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/windows/mod.rs b/library/std/src/sys/windows/mod.rs
index fcbff59dec007..0353c9811f15f 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/windows/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/windows/mod.rs
@@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ pub fn to_u16s<S: AsRef<OsStr>>(s: S) -> crate::io::Result<Vec<u16>> {
     fn inner(s: &OsStr) -> crate::io::Result<Vec<u16>> {
         let mut maybe_result: Vec<u16> = s.encode_wide().collect();
         if unrolled_find_u16s(0, &maybe_result).is_some() {
-            return Err(crate::io::Error::new(
+            return Err(crate::io::Error::new_const(
                 ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
-                "strings passed to WinAPI cannot contain NULs",
+                &"strings passed to WinAPI cannot contain NULs",
             ));
         }
         maybe_result.push(0);
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/windows/net.rs b/library/std/src/sys/windows/net.rs
index 9e74454bc2335..e50adcb28a4b7 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/windows/net.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/windows/net.rs
@@ -136,9 +136,9 @@ impl Socket {
         }
 
         if timeout.as_secs() == 0 && timeout.subsec_nanos() == 0 {
-            return Err(io::Error::new(
+            return Err(io::Error::new_const(
                 io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
-                "cannot set a 0 duration timeout",
+                &"cannot set a 0 duration timeout",
             ));
         }
 
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ impl Socket {
             unsafe { cvt(c::select(1, ptr::null_mut(), &mut writefds, &mut errorfds, &timeout))? };
 
         match n {
-            0 => Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::TimedOut, "connection timed out")),
+            0 => Err(io::Error::new_const(io::ErrorKind::TimedOut, &"connection timed out")),
             _ => {
                 if writefds.fd_count != 1 {
                     if let Some(e) = self.take_error()? {
@@ -339,9 +339,9 @@ impl Socket {
             Some(dur) => {
                 let timeout = sys::dur2timeout(dur);
                 if timeout == 0 {
-                    return Err(io::Error::new(
+                    return Err(io::Error::new_const(
                         io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
-                        "cannot set a 0 duration timeout",
+                        &"cannot set a 0 duration timeout",
                     ));
                 }
                 timeout
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ impl Socket {
 
     #[cfg(target_vendor = "uwp")]
     fn set_no_inherit(&self) -> io::Result<()> {
-        Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, "Unavailable on UWP"))
+        Err(io::Error::new_const(io::ErrorKind::Other, &"Unavailable on UWP"))
     }
 
     pub fn shutdown(&self, how: Shutdown) -> io::Result<()> {
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/windows/process.rs b/library/std/src/sys/windows/process.rs
index 83d37795ee5c1..30bbfdd0dd1e2 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/windows/process.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/windows/process.rs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ impl AsRef<OsStr> for EnvKey {
 
 fn ensure_no_nuls<T: AsRef<OsStr>>(str: T) -> io::Result<T> {
     if str.as_ref().encode_wide().any(|b| b == 0) {
-        Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::InvalidInput, "nul byte found in provided data"))
+        Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::InvalidInput, &"nul byte found in provided data"))
     } else {
         Ok(str)
     }
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/windows/stdio.rs b/library/std/src/sys/windows/stdio.rs
index ff214497166be..be3141e46a1cc 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/windows/stdio.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/windows/stdio.rs
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ fn write(handle_id: c::DWORD, data: &[u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
     let utf8 = match str::from_utf8(&data[..len]) {
         Ok(s) => s,
         Err(ref e) if e.valid_up_to() == 0 => {
-            return Err(io::Error::new(
+            return Err(io::Error::new_const(
                 io::ErrorKind::InvalidData,
-                "Windows stdio in console mode does not support writing non-UTF-8 byte sequences",
+                &"Windows stdio in console mode does not support writing non-UTF-8 byte sequences",
             ));
         }
         Err(e) => str::from_utf8(&data[..e.valid_up_to()]).unwrap(),
@@ -149,9 +149,9 @@ impl io::Read for Stdin {
         if buf.len() == 0 {
             return Ok(0);
         } else if buf.len() < 4 {
-            return Err(io::Error::new(
+            return Err(io::Error::new_const(
                 io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
-                "Windows stdin in console mode does not support a buffer too small to \
+                &"Windows stdin in console mode does not support a buffer too small to \
                  guarantee holding one arbitrary UTF-8 character (4 bytes)",
             ));
         }
@@ -243,9 +243,9 @@ fn utf16_to_utf8(utf16: &[u16], utf8: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
             }
             Err(_) => {
                 // We can't really do any better than forget all data and return an error.
-                return Err(io::Error::new(
+                return Err(io::Error::new_const(
                     io::ErrorKind::InvalidData,
-                    "Windows stdin in console mode does not support non-UTF-16 input; \
+                    &"Windows stdin in console mode does not support non-UTF-16 input; \
                      encountered unpaired surrogate",
                 ));
             }
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys_common/fs.rs b/library/std/src/sys_common/fs.rs
index 6bdb26cd078ed..92d0cc60850c6 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys_common/fs.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys_common/fs.rs
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ pub fn copy(from: &Path, to: &Path) -> io::Result<u64> {
     let metadata = reader.metadata()?;
 
     if !metadata.is_file() {
-        return Err(Error::new(
+        return Err(Error::new_const(
             ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
-            "the source path is not an existing regular file",
+            &"the source path is not an existing regular file",
         ));
     }
 
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys_common/net.rs b/library/std/src/sys_common/net.rs
index 38ba0d2fbdb6b..d5f29c4a43970 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys_common/net.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys_common/net.rs
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ pub fn sockaddr_to_addr(storage: &c::sockaddr_storage, len: usize) -> io::Result
                 *(storage as *const _ as *const c::sockaddr_in6)
             })))
         }
-        _ => Err(Error::new(ErrorKind::InvalidInput, "invalid argument")),
+        _ => Err(Error::new_const(ErrorKind::InvalidInput, &"invalid argument")),
     }
 }
 
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ impl TryFrom<&str> for LookupHost {
             ($e:expr, $msg:expr) => {
                 match $e {
                     Some(r) => r,
-                    None => return Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput, $msg)),
+                    None => return Err(io::Error::new_const(io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput, &$msg)),
                 }
             };
         }
diff --git a/library/std/src/thread/available_concurrency.rs b/library/std/src/thread/available_concurrency.rs
index 64a5f89890a31..e8cdde8801459 100644
--- a/library/std/src/thread/available_concurrency.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/thread/available_concurrency.rs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ cfg_if::cfg_if! {
                 sysinfo.dwNumberOfProcessors as usize
             };
             match res {
-                0 => Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::NotFound, "The number of hardware threads is not known for the target platform")),
+                0 => Err(io::Error::new_const(io::ErrorKind::NotFound, &"The number of hardware threads is not known for the target platform")),
                 cpus => Ok(unsafe { NonZeroUsize::new_unchecked(cpus) }),
             }
         }
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ cfg_if::cfg_if! {
         fn available_concurrency_internal() -> io::Result<NonZeroUsize> {
             match unsafe { libc::sysconf(libc::_SC_NPROCESSORS_ONLN) } {
                 -1 => Err(io::Error::last_os_error()),
-                0 => Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::NotFound, "The number of hardware threads is not known for the target platform")),
+                0 => Err(io::Error::new_const(io::ErrorKind::NotFound, &"The number of hardware threads is not known for the target platform")),
                 cpus => Ok(unsafe { NonZeroUsize::new_unchecked(cpus as usize) }),
             }
         }
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ cfg_if::cfg_if! {
                 if res == -1 {
                     return Err(io::Error::last_os_error());
                 } else if cpus == 0 {
-                    return Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::NotFound, "The number of hardware threads is not known for the target platform"));
+                    return Err(io::Error::new_const(io::ErrorKind::NotFound, &"The number of hardware threads is not known for the target platform"));
                 }
             }
             Ok(unsafe { NonZeroUsize::new_unchecked(cpus as usize) })
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ cfg_if::cfg_if! {
             if res == -1 {
                 return Err(io::Error::last_os_error());
             } else if cpus == 0 {
-                return Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::NotFound, "The number of hardware threads is not known for the target platform"));
+                return Err(io::Error::new_const(io::ErrorKind::NotFound, &"The number of hardware threads is not known for the target platform"));
             }
 
             Ok(unsafe { NonZeroUsize::new_unchecked(cpus as usize) })
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ cfg_if::cfg_if! {
     } else {
         // FIXME: implement on vxWorks, Redox, HermitCore, Haiku, l4re
         fn available_concurrency_internal() -> io::Result<NonZeroUsize> {
-            Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::NotFound, "The number of hardware threads is not known for the target platform"))
+            Err(io::Error::new_const(io::ErrorKind::NotFound, &"The number of hardware threads is not known for the target platform"))
         }
     }
 }