diff --git a/src/librustc_metadata/native_libs.rs b/src/librustc_metadata/native_libs.rs
index 66971bb6f8b1..ed9a20ec1aa4 100644
--- a/src/librustc_metadata/native_libs.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_metadata/native_libs.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use rustc_target::spec::abi::Abi;
 use syntax::attr;
 use syntax::source_map::Span;
 use syntax::feature_gate::{self, GateIssue};
-use syntax::symbol::{Symbol, sym};
+use syntax::symbol::{kw, sym, Symbol};
 use syntax::{span_err, struct_span_err};
 
 pub fn collect(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>) -> Vec<NativeLibrary> {
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ impl ItemLikeVisitor<'tcx> for Collector<'tcx> {
 
 impl Collector<'tcx> {
     fn register_native_lib(&mut self, span: Option<Span>, lib: NativeLibrary) {
-        if lib.name.as_ref().map(|s| s.as_str().is_empty()).unwrap_or(false) {
+        if lib.name.as_ref().map(|&s| s == kw::Invalid).unwrap_or(false) {
             match span {
                 Some(span) => {
                     struct_span_err!(self.tcx.sess, span, E0454,
diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/const_eval.rs b/src/librustc_mir/const_eval.rs
index db679024dc5a..3e02497947aa 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/const_eval.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/const_eval.rs
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ impl<'mir, 'tcx> interpret::Machine<'mir, 'tcx> for CompileTimeInterpreter<'mir,
             return Ok(());
         }
         // An intrinsic that we do not support
-        let intrinsic_name = &ecx.tcx.item_name(instance.def_id()).as_str()[..];
+        let intrinsic_name = ecx.tcx.item_name(instance.def_id());
         Err(
             ConstEvalError::NeedsRfc(format!("calling intrinsic `{}`", intrinsic_name)).into()
         )