diff --git a/src/librustuv/lib.rs b/src/librustuv/lib.rs
index 141e3e515ac..a9b449e63be 100644
--- a/src/librustuv/lib.rs
+++ b/src/librustuv/lib.rs
@@ -353,21 +353,21 @@ impl Loop {
 pub struct UvError(c_int);
 
 impl UvError {
-    pub fn name(&self) -> ~str {
+    pub fn name(&self) -> StrBuf {
         unsafe {
             let inner = match self { &UvError(a) => a };
             let name_str = uvll::uv_err_name(inner);
             assert!(name_str.is_not_null());
-            from_c_str(name_str)
+            from_c_str(name_str).to_strbuf()
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn desc(&self) -> ~str {
+    pub fn desc(&self) -> StrBuf {
         unsafe {
             let inner = match self { &UvError(a) => a };
             let desc_str = uvll::uv_strerror(inner);
             assert!(desc_str.is_not_null());
-            from_c_str(desc_str)
+            from_c_str(desc_str).to_strbuf()
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/librustuv/net.rs b/src/librustuv/net.rs
index 798c9ac3cab..0b31010020b 100644
--- a/src/librustuv/net.rs
+++ b/src/librustuv/net.rs
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ mod test {
     fn connect_close_ip4() {
         match TcpWatcher::connect(local_loop(), next_test_ip4(), None) {
             Ok(..) => fail!(),
-            Err(e) => assert_eq!(e.name(), "ECONNREFUSED".to_owned()),
+            Err(e) => assert_eq!(e.name(), "ECONNREFUSED".to_strbuf()),
         }
     }
 
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ mod test {
     fn connect_close_ip6() {
         match TcpWatcher::connect(local_loop(), next_test_ip6(), None) {
             Ok(..) => fail!(),
-            Err(e) => assert_eq!(e.name(), "ECONNREFUSED".to_owned()),
+            Err(e) => assert_eq!(e.name(), "ECONNREFUSED".to_strbuf()),
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/librustuv/pipe.rs b/src/librustuv/pipe.rs
index ba39f8a7f5f..cf3035c742c 100644
--- a/src/librustuv/pipe.rs
+++ b/src/librustuv/pipe.rs
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn bind_err() {
         match PipeListener::bind(local_loop(), &"path/to/nowhere".to_c_str()) {
             Ok(..) => fail!(),
-            Err(e) => assert_eq!(e.name(), "EACCES".to_owned()),
+            Err(e) => assert_eq!(e.name(), "EACCES".to_strbuf()),
         }
     }