diff --git a/libafl_qemu/build_linux.rs b/libafl_qemu/build_linux.rs
index de33e80a4e..8c53b2d708 100644
--- a/libafl_qemu/build_linux.rs
+++ b/libafl_qemu/build_linux.rs
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ pub fn build() {
             //.arg("--as-static-lib")
             .arg("--as-shared-lib")
             .arg(&format!("--target-list={}-{}", cpu_target, target_suffix))
-            .args(&["--disable-blobs", "--disable-bsd-user", "--disable-fdt"])
+            .args(["--disable-blobs", "--disable-bsd-user", "--disable-fdt"])
             .status()
             .expect("Configure failed");
         #[cfg(not(feature = "usermode"))]
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ pub fn build() {
 
     #[cfg(feature = "usermode")]
     Command::new("ld")
-        .current_dir(&out_dir_path)
+        .current_dir(out_dir_path)
         .arg("-o")
         .arg("libqemu-partially-linked.o")
         .arg("-r")
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ pub fn build() {
         .expect("Partial linked failure");
 
     Command::new("ar")
-        .current_dir(&out_dir_path)
+        .current_dir(out_dir_path)
         .arg("crus")
         .arg("libqemu-partially-linked.a")
         .arg("libqemu-partially-linked.o")
@@ -354,11 +354,11 @@ pub fn build() {
     #[cfg(feature = "usermode")]
     {
         let qasan_dir = Path::new("libqasan");
-        let qasan_dir = fs::canonicalize(&qasan_dir).unwrap();
+        let qasan_dir = fs::canonicalize(qasan_dir).unwrap();
         let src_dir = Path::new("src");
 
         assert!(Command::new("make")
-            .current_dir(&out_dir_path)
+            .current_dir(out_dir_path)
             .env("CC", &cross_cc)
             .env("OUT_DIR", &target_dir)
             .arg("-C")
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ pub fn build() {
             .expect("make failed")
             .success());
         assert!(Command::new("make")
-            .current_dir(&out_dir_path)
+            .current_dir(out_dir_path)
             .env("CC", &cross_cc)
             .env("OUT_DIR", &target_dir)
             .arg("-C")
diff --git a/libafl_qemu/src/emu.rs b/libafl_qemu/src/emu.rs
index a3e5603d48..fcde0bd925 100644
--- a/libafl_qemu/src/emu.rs
+++ b/libafl_qemu/src/emu.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 //! Expose QEMU user `LibAFL` C api to Rust
 
+#[cfg(feature = "usermode")]
+use core::ptr::copy_nonoverlapping;
 use core::{
     convert::Into,
     ffi::c_void,
     ptr::{addr_of, addr_of_mut, null},
 };
-#[cfg(feature = "usermode")]
-use core::{mem::MaybeUninit, ptr::copy_nonoverlapping};
 use std::{slice::from_raw_parts, str::from_utf8_unchecked};
 
 #[cfg(feature = "usermode")]
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ impl Iterator for GuestMaps {
             return None;
         }
         unsafe {
-            let mut ret: MapInfo = MaybeUninit::uninit().assume_init();
+            let mut ret = core::mem::zeroed();
             self.c_iter = libafl_maps_next(self.c_iter, addr_of_mut!(ret));
             if self.c_iter.is_null() {
                 None
diff --git a/libafl_qemu/src/snapshot.rs b/libafl_qemu/src/snapshot.rs
index 89867fcf4b..650717d1c0 100644
--- a/libafl_qemu/src/snapshot.rs
+++ b/libafl_qemu/src/snapshot.rs
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ impl QemuSnapshotHelper {
                 };
                 if map.flags().is_w() {
                     unsafe {
-                        info.data = Some(Box::new(core::mem::MaybeUninit::uninit().assume_init()));
+                        info.data = Some(Box::new(core::mem::zeroed()));
                         emulator.read_mem(addr, &mut info.data.as_mut().unwrap()[..]);
                     }
                 }