diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/box-unbox.rs b/src/test/run-pass/box-unbox.rs
index 821ac74cc05..9c00f55c435 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/box-unbox.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/box-unbox.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 type box[T] = tup(@T);
 
-fn unbox[T](box[T] b) -> T { ret b._0; }
+fn unbox[T](box[T] b) -> T { ret *b._0; }
 
 fn main() {
   let int foo = 17;
-  let box[int] bfoo = tup(foo);
+  let box[int] bfoo = tup(@foo);
   log "see what's in our box";
   check (unbox[int](bfoo) == foo);
 }
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/output-slot-variants.rs b/src/test/run-pass/output-slot-variants.rs
index 3dd5ae2e3b5..5142a9b136f 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/output-slot-variants.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/output-slot-variants.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ fn ret_int_i() -> int {
 }
 
 fn ret_ext_i() -> @int {
-  ret 10;
+  ret @10;
 }
 
 fn ret_int_tup() -> tup(int,int) {
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ fn ret_int_tup() -> tup(int,int) {
 }
 
 fn ret_ext_tup() -> @tup(int,int) {
-  ret tup(10, 10);
+  ret @tup(10, 10);
 }
 
 fn ret_ext_mem() -> tup(@int, @int) {
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ fn ret_ext_mem() -> tup(@int, @int) {
 }
 
 fn ret_ext_ext_mem() -> @tup(@int, @int) {
-  ret tup(@10, @10);
+  ret @tup(@10, @10);
 }
 
 fn main() {