diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/borrowck/gather_loans/restrictions.rs b/src/librustc/middle/borrowck/gather_loans/restrictions.rs
index 46bb23e400ee..3b518cb15904 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/borrowck/gather_loans/restrictions.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/borrowck/gather_loans/restrictions.rs
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ impl RestrictionsContext {
                 self.extend(result, cmt.mutbl, LpInterior(i), restrictions)
             }
 
-            mc::cat_deref(cmt_base, _, mc::uniq_ptr) => {
+            mc::cat_deref(cmt_base, _, pk @ mc::uniq_ptr) => {
                 // R-Deref-Send-Pointer
                 //
                 // When we borrow the interior of an owned pointer, we
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ impl RestrictionsContext {
                 let result = self.restrict(
                     cmt_base,
                     restrictions | RESTR_MUTATE | RESTR_CLAIM);
-                self.extend(result, cmt.mutbl, LpDeref, restrictions)
+                self.extend(result, cmt.mutbl, LpDeref(pk), restrictions)
             }
 
             mc::cat_copied_upvar(*) | // FIXME(#2152) allow mutation of upvars
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ impl RestrictionsContext {
                 Safe
             }
 
-            mc::cat_deref(cmt_base, _, mc::gc_ptr(m_mutbl)) => {
+            mc::cat_deref(cmt_base, _, pk @ mc::gc_ptr(m_mutbl)) => {
                 // R-Deref-Managed-Borrowed
                 //
                 // Technically, no restrictions are *necessary* here.
@@ -170,14 +170,14 @@ impl RestrictionsContext {
                 match opt_loan_path(cmt_base) {
                     None => Safe,
                     Some(lp_base) => {
-                        let lp = @LpExtend(lp_base, cmt.mutbl, LpDeref);
+                        let lp = @LpExtend(lp_base, cmt.mutbl, LpDeref(pk));
                         SafeIf(lp, ~[Restriction {loan_path: lp,
                                                   set: restrictions}])
                     }
                 }
             }
 
-            mc::cat_deref(cmt_base, _, mc::region_ptr(m_mutbl, _)) => {
+            mc::cat_deref(cmt_base, _, pk @ mc::region_ptr(m_mutbl, _)) => {
                 // Because an `&mut` pointer does not inherit its
                 // mutability, we can only prevent mutation or prevent
                 // freezing if it is not aliased. Therefore, in such
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ impl RestrictionsContext {
                     let result = self.restrict(
                         cmt_base,
                         RESTR_ALIAS | RESTR_MUTATE | RESTR_CLAIM);
-                    self.extend(result, cmt.mutbl, LpDeref, restrictions)
+                    self.extend(result, cmt.mutbl, LpDeref(pk), restrictions)
                 } else {
                     // R-Deref-Mut-Borrowed-2
                     Safe
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/borrowck/mod.rs b/src/librustc/middle/borrowck/mod.rs
index 95eae32922b7..a84716bd73f8 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/borrowck/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/borrowck/mod.rs
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ pub enum LoanPath {
 
 #[deriving(Eq, IterBytes)]
 pub enum LoanPathElem {
-    LpDeref,                     // `*LV` in doc.rs
+    LpDeref(mc::PointerKind),    // `*LV` in doc.rs
     LpInterior(mc::InteriorKind) // `LV.f` in doc.rs
 }
 
@@ -295,9 +295,9 @@ pub fn opt_loan_path(cmt: mc::cmt) -> Option<@LoanPath> {
             Some(@LpVar(id))
         }
 
-        mc::cat_deref(cmt_base, _, _) => {
+        mc::cat_deref(cmt_base, _, pk) => {
             do opt_loan_path(cmt_base).map_move |lp| {
-                @LpExtend(lp, cmt.mutbl, LpDeref)
+                @LpExtend(lp, cmt.mutbl, LpDeref(pk))
             }
         }
 
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ impl BorrowckCtxt {
                                                  loan_path: &LoanPath,
                                                  out: &mut ~str) {
         match *loan_path {
-            LpExtend(_, _, LpDeref) => {
+            LpExtend(_, _, LpDeref(_)) => {
                 out.push_char('(');
                 self.append_loan_path_to_str(loan_path, out);
                 out.push_char(')');
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ impl BorrowckCtxt {
                 out.push_str("[]");
             }
 
-            LpExtend(lp_base, _, LpDeref) => {
+            LpExtend(lp_base, _, LpDeref(_)) => {
                 out.push_char('*');
                 self.append_loan_path_to_str(lp_base, out);
             }
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ impl Repr for LoanPath {
                 fmt!("$(%?)", id)
             }
 
-            &LpExtend(lp, _, LpDeref) => {
+            &LpExtend(lp, _, LpDeref(_)) => {
                 fmt!("%s.*", lp.repr(tcx))
             }
 
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/mem_categorization.rs b/src/librustc/middle/mem_categorization.rs
index 283724447f83..2cd2d94b9daf 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/mem_categorization.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/mem_categorization.rs
@@ -59,18 +59,18 @@ use syntax::print::pprust;
 
 #[deriving(Eq)]
 pub enum categorization {
-    cat_rvalue(ast::NodeId),          // temporary val, argument is its scope
+    cat_rvalue(ast::NodeId),           // temporary val, argument is its scope
     cat_static_item,
     cat_implicit_self,
     cat_copied_upvar(CopiedUpvar),     // upvar copied into @fn or ~fn env
     cat_stack_upvar(cmt),              // by ref upvar from &fn
-    cat_local(ast::NodeId),           // local variable
-    cat_arg(ast::NodeId),             // formal argument
-    cat_deref(cmt, uint, ptr_kind),    // deref of a ptr
+    cat_local(ast::NodeId),            // local variable
+    cat_arg(ast::NodeId),              // formal argument
+    cat_deref(cmt, uint, PointerKind), // deref of a ptr
     cat_interior(cmt, InteriorKind),   // something interior: field, tuple, etc
     cat_downcast(cmt),                 // selects a particular enum variant (*)
-    cat_discr(cmt, ast::NodeId),      // match discriminant (see preserve())
-    cat_self(ast::NodeId),            // explicit `self`
+    cat_discr(cmt, ast::NodeId),       // match discriminant (see preserve())
+    cat_self(ast::NodeId),             // explicit `self`
 
     // (*) downcast is only required if the enum has more than one variant
 }
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ pub struct CopiedUpvar {
 }
 
 // different kinds of pointers:
-#[deriving(Eq)]
-pub enum ptr_kind {
+#[deriving(Eq, IterBytes)]
+pub enum PointerKind {
     uniq_ptr,
     gc_ptr(ast::mutability),
     region_ptr(ast::mutability, ty::Region),
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ pub type cmt = @cmt_;
 // We pun on *T to mean both actual deref of a ptr as well
 // as accessing of components:
 pub enum deref_kind {
-    deref_ptr(ptr_kind),
+    deref_ptr(PointerKind),
     deref_interior(InteriorKind),
 }
 
@@ -1233,7 +1233,7 @@ impl Repr for categorization {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn ptr_sigil(ptr: ptr_kind) -> ~str {
+pub fn ptr_sigil(ptr: PointerKind) -> ~str {
     match ptr {
         uniq_ptr => ~"~",
         gc_ptr(_) => ~"@",