diff --git a/src/header/mod.rs b/src/header/mod.rs
index a42ec1cc..3db36381 100644
--- a/src/header/mod.rs
+++ b/src/header/mod.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 //! are already provided, such as `Host`, `ContentType`, `UserAgent`, and others.
 use std::any::Any;
 use std::ascii::{AsciiExt, AsciiCast};
-use std::borrow::{Borrowed, Owned};
+use std::borrow::Cow::{Borrowed, Owned};
 use std::fmt::{mod, Show};
 use std::intrinsics::TypeId;
 use std::raw::TraitObject;
diff --git a/src/http.rs b/src/http.rs
index 30313b40..1a255927 100644
--- a/src/http.rs
+++ b/src/http.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //! Pieces pertaining to the HTTP message protocol.
-use std::borrow::{Borrowed, Owned};
+use std::borrow::Cow::{Borrowed, Owned};
 use std::cmp::min;
 use std::fmt;
 use std::io::{mod, Reader, IoResult, BufWriter};
diff --git a/src/net.rs b/src/net.rs
index 5d5771f4..63a4a7bc 100644
--- a/src/net.rs
+++ b/src/net.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ use std::raw::{mod, TraitObject};
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 
 use uany::UncheckedBoxAnyDowncast;
-use openssl::ssl::{SslStream, SslContext, Sslv23};
+use openssl::ssl::{SslStream, SslContext};
+use openssl::ssl::SslMethod::Sslv23;
 use openssl::ssl::error::{SslError, StreamError, OpenSslErrors, SslSessionClosed};
 
 use self::HttpStream::{Http, Https};
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ impl UncheckedBoxAnyDowncast for Box<NetworkStream + Send> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> AnyRefExt<'a> for &'a NetworkStream + 'a {
+impl<'a> AnyRefExt<'a> for &'a (NetworkStream + 'a) {
     #[inline]
     fn is<T: 'static>(self) -> bool {
         self.get_type_id() == TypeId::of::<T>()
diff --git a/src/server/request.rs b/src/server/request.rs
index a09a4169..303afd66 100644
--- a/src/server/request.rs
+++ b/src/server/request.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use http::HttpReader;
 use http::HttpReader::{SizedReader, ChunkedReader, EmptyReader};
 use uri::RequestUri;
 
-pub type InternalReader<'a> = &'a mut Reader + 'a;
+pub type InternalReader<'a> = &'a mut (Reader + 'a);
 
 /// A request bundles several parts of an incoming `NetworkStream`, given to a `Handler`.
 pub struct Request<'a> {
diff --git a/src/server/response.rs b/src/server/response.rs
index f9d8992f..fe80be2f 100644
--- a/src/server/response.rs
+++ b/src/server/response.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use status;
 use net::{Fresh, Streaming};
 use version;
 
-pub type InternalWriter<'a> = &'a mut Writer + 'a;
+pub type InternalWriter<'a> = &'a mut (Writer + 'a);
 
 /// The outgoing half for a Tcp connection, created by a `Server` and given to a `Handler`.
 pub struct Response<'a, W = Fresh> {