diff --git a/mk/install.mk b/mk/install.mk
index 07cb21217ae3f..4b50c5aa7963f 100644
--- a/mk/install.mk
+++ b/mk/install.mk
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ endef
 $(foreach target,$(CFG_TARGET_TRIPLES), \
   $(if $(findstring $(target),"arm-linux-androideabi"), \
     $(if $(findstring adb,$(CFG_ADB)), \
-      $(if $(findstring device,$(shell adb devices 2>/dev/null | grep -E '^[_A-Za-z0-9-]+[[:blank:]]+device')), \
+      $(if $(findstring device,$(shell $(CFG_ADB) devices 2>/dev/null | grep -E '^[_A-Za-z0-9-]+[[:blank:]]+device')), \
         $(info install: install-runtime-target for $(target) enabled \
           $(info install: android device attached) \
           $(eval $(call DEF_ADB_DEVICE_STATUS, true))), \
diff --git a/mk/tests.mk b/mk/tests.mk
index 682ea3e5f6946..8e921d300b557 100644
--- a/mk/tests.mk
+++ b/mk/tests.mk
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ endef
 $(foreach target,$(CFG_TARGET_TRIPLES), \
   $(if $(findstring $(target),"arm-linux-androideabi"), \
     $(if $(findstring adb,$(CFG_ADB)), \
-      $(if $(findstring device,$(shell adb devices 2>/dev/null | grep -E '^[_A-Za-z0-9-]+[[:blank:]]+device')), \
+      $(if $(findstring device,$(shell $(CFG_ADB) devices 2>/dev/null | grep -E '^[_A-Za-z0-9-]+[[:blank:]]+device')), \
         $(info check: $(target) test enabled \
           $(info check: android device attached) \
           $(eval $(call DEF_ADB_DEVICE_STATUS, true))), \
diff --git a/src/libstd/run.rs b/src/libstd/run.rs
index ef3d881c5fead..68986ff11c211 100644
--- a/src/libstd/run.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/run.rs
@@ -1311,11 +1311,11 @@ mod tests {
         let output = str::from_bytes(prog.finish_with_output().output);
 
         let r = os::env();
-        for &(k, v) in r.iter() {
+        for &(ref k, ref v) in r.iter() {
             // don't check android RANDOM variables
-            if k != ~"RANDOM" {
-                assert!(output.contains(fmt!("%s=%s", k, v)) ||
-                        output.contains(fmt!("%s=\'%s\'", k, v)));
+            if *k != ~"RANDOM" {
+                assert!(output.contains(fmt!("%s=%s", *k, *v)) ||
+                        output.contains(fmt!("%s=\'%s\'", *k, *v)));
             }
         }
     }