diff --git a/aya/src/obj/relocation.rs b/aya/src/obj/relocation.rs
index 978faab8..4be758ff 100644
--- a/aya/src/obj/relocation.rs
+++ b/aya/src/obj/relocation.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ enum RelocationError {
     UnknownSymbol { index: usize },
 
     #[error("section `{section_index}` not found, referenced by symbol `{}` #{symbol_index}",
-            .symbol_name.clone().unwrap_or_else(|| "".to_string()))]
+            .symbol_name.clone().unwrap_or_default())]
     SectionNotFound {
         section_index: usize,
         symbol_index: usize,
diff --git a/aya/src/sys/perf_event.rs b/aya/src/sys/perf_event.rs
index 346fea2b..68eddd35 100644
--- a/aya/src/sys/perf_event.rs
+++ b/aya/src/sys/perf_event.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ pub(crate) fn perf_event_open(
     attr.type_ = perf_type;
     attr.sample_type = PERF_SAMPLE_RAW as u64;
     // attr.inherits = if pid > 0 { 1 } else { 0 };
-    attr.__bindgen_anon_2.wakeup_events = if wakeup { 1 } else { 0 };
+    attr.__bindgen_anon_2.wakeup_events = u32::from(wakeup);
 
     if let Some(frequency) = sample_frequency {
         attr.set_freq(1);