diff --git a/implementations/rust/src/value/reader.rs b/implementations/rust/src/value/reader.rs
index d30e5cd..b4b4735 100644
--- a/implementations/rust/src/value/reader.rs
+++ b/implementations/rust/src/value/reader.rs
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ pub fn decodestr<'de>(cow: Cow<'de, [u8]>) -> IOResult<Cow<'de, str>> {
         Cow::Borrowed(bs) =>
             Ok(Cow::Borrowed(std::str::from_utf8(bs).map_err(|_| io_syntax_error("Invalid UTF-8"))?)),
         Cow::Owned(bs) =>
-            Ok(Cow::Owned(std::str::from_utf8(&bs).map_err(|_| io_syntax_error("Invalid UTF-8"))?.to_owned())),
+            Ok(Cow::Owned(String::from_utf8(bs).map_err(|_| io_syntax_error("Invalid UTF-8"))?.to_owned())),
     }
 }
 
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ pub fn decodebinary<'de>(minor: AtomMinor, bs: Cow<'de, [u8]>) -> IOResult<IOVal
         AtomMinor::SignedInteger => Value::from(&BigInt::from_signed_bytes_be(&bs)).wrap(),
         AtomMinor::String => Value::String(decodestr(bs)?.into_owned()).wrap(),
         AtomMinor::ByteString => Value::ByteString(bs.into_owned()).wrap(),
-        AtomMinor::Symbol => Value::symbol(&decodestr(bs)?).wrap(),
+        AtomMinor::Symbol => Value::Symbol(decodestr(bs)?.into_owned()).wrap(),
     })
 }