diff --git a/cranelift/codegen/meta/src/cdsl/instructions.rs b/cranelift/codegen/meta/src/cdsl/instructions.rs
index 2a40d5128d..f31e530771 100644
--- a/cranelift/codegen/meta/src/cdsl/instructions.rs
+++ b/cranelift/codegen/meta/src/cdsl/instructions.rs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ impl InstructionGroup {
     pub fn by_name(&self, name: &'static str) -> &Instruction {
         self.instructions
             .iter()
-            .find(|inst| inst.name == name)
+            .find(|inst| &inst.name == name)
             .expect(&format!("unexisting instruction with name {}", name))
     }
 }
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ impl ops::Deref for Instruction {
 
 impl Instruction {
     pub fn snake_name(&self) -> &str {
-        if self.name == "return" {
+        if &self.name == "return" {
             "return_"
         } else {
             &self.name
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ impl InstructionPredicateNode {
                     ret.extend(node.collect_leaves());
                 }
             }
-            _ => ret.push(&self),
+            _ => ret.push(self),
         }
         ret
     }
diff --git a/cranelift/codegen/meta/src/isa/x86/recipes.rs b/cranelift/codegen/meta/src/isa/x86/recipes.rs
index 623689cea9..3e773bc34c 100644
--- a/cranelift/codegen/meta/src/isa/x86/recipes.rs
+++ b/cranelift/codegen/meta/src/isa/x86/recipes.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ impl<'builder> RecipeGroup<'builder> {
     pub fn recipe(&self, name: &str) -> &EncodingRecipe {
         self.recipes
             .iter()
-            .find(|recipe| recipe.name == name)
+            .find(|recipe| &recipe.name == name)
             .expect(&format!("unknown recipe name: {}. Try template?", name))
     }
     pub fn template(&self, name: &str) -> &Template {