diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/class-dtor.rs b/src/test/run-pass/class-dtor.rs
index e9194f05778..e875d3f8d5f 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/class-dtor.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/class-dtor.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ struct cat {
 
 impl cat : Drop {
     fn finalize(&self) {
-        self.done(self.meows);
+        (self.done)(self.meows);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/issue-2633.rs b/src/test/run-pass/issue-2633.rs
index 916db5b71cb..e0955575d60 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/issue-2633.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/issue-2633.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ type kitty_info = {kitty: cat};
 
 // Code compiles and runs successfully if we add a + before the first arg
 fn nyan(kitty: cat, _kitty_info: kitty_info) {
-    kitty.meow();
+    (kitty.meow)();
 }
 
 fn main() {
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/newtype.rs b/src/test/run-pass/newtype.rs
index 213770b0a66..0299da2ebef 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/newtype.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/newtype.rs
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ fn compute(i: mytype) -> int { return i.val + 20; }
 
 fn main() {
     let myval = mytype({compute: compute, val: 30});
-    assert (myval.compute(myval) == 50);
+    assert ((myval.compute)(myval) == 50);
 }
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/regions-copy-closure.rs b/src/test/run-pass/regions-copy-closure.rs
index 834272ca920..1717aa2673f 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/regions-copy-closure.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/regions-copy-closure.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ fn main() {
     let mut i = 3;
     let cl_box = box_it(|| i += 1);
     assert i == 3;
-    cl_box.cl();
+    (cl_box.cl)();
     assert i == 4;
 }
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/regions-static-closure.rs b/src/test/run-pass/regions-static-closure.rs
index 6622a6aa569..a9be7880280 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/regions-static-closure.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/regions-static-closure.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ fn box_it(+x: &r/fn()) -> closure_box/&r {
 }
 
 fn call_static_closure(cl: closure_box/&static) {
-    cl.cl();
+    (cl.cl)();
 }
 
 fn main() {
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/resource-generic.rs b/src/test/run-pass/resource-generic.rs
index 04c4c6672a3..9fc3ad5361b 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/resource-generic.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/resource-generic.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ struct finish<T: Copy> {
 
 impl<T: Copy> finish<T> : Drop {
     fn finalize(&self) {
-        self.arg.fin(self.arg.val);
+        (self.arg.fin)(self.arg.val);
     }
 }