diff --git a/rt/src/coordinator.rs b/rt/src/coordinator.rs
index 656a052e..58098d52 100644
--- a/rt/src/coordinator.rs
+++ b/rt/src/coordinator.rs
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ impl Coordinator {
     fn check_process_signals(&mut self, signal_received: &mut bool) -> Result<(), rt::Error> {
         let timing = trace::start(&self.trace_log);
         let waker = task::Waker::noop();
-        let mut ctx = task::Context::from_waker(&waker);
+        let mut ctx = task::Context::from_waker(waker);
         loop {
             match self.signals.poll_signal(&mut ctx) {
                 Poll::Ready(Some(Ok(info))) => {
diff --git a/rt/src/test.rs b/rt/src/test.rs
index f68407f6..698d1dcf 100644
--- a/rt/src/test.rs
+++ b/rt/src/test.rs
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ where
     Fut: Future + ?Sized,
 {
     let waker = task::Waker::noop();
-    let mut ctx = task::Context::from_waker(&waker);
+    let mut ctx = task::Context::from_waker(waker);
     Future::poll(future, &mut ctx)
 }
 
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ where
     I: AsyncIterator + ?Sized,
 {
     let waker = task::Waker::noop();
-    let mut ctx = task::Context::from_waker(&waker);
+    let mut ctx = task::Context::from_waker(waker);
     AsyncIterator::poll_next(iter, &mut ctx)
 }
 
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ where
     A: Actor + ?Sized,
 {
     let waker = task::Waker::noop();
-    let mut ctx = task::Context::from_waker(&waker);
+    let mut ctx = task::Context::from_waker(waker);
     Actor::try_poll(actor, &mut ctx)
 }
 
diff --git a/rt/src/trace.rs b/rt/src/trace.rs
index 50dbbac6..9bd87b2a 100644
--- a/rt/src/trace.rs
+++ b/rt/src/trace.rs
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ impl TraceLog for Log {
 impl<'a> TraceLog for &'a SharedLog {
     fn append(&mut self, substream_id: u64, event: &Event<'_>) -> io::Result<()> {
         thread_local! {
-            static BUF: RefCell<Vec<u8>> = RefCell::new(Vec::new());
+            static BUF: RefCell<Vec<u8>> = const { RefCell::new(Vec::new()) };
         }
 
         BUF.with(|buf| {