diff --git a/src/hb-face.cc b/src/hb-face.cc
index e23842fb1..5b33784f4 100644
--- a/src/hb-face.cc
+++ b/src/hb-face.cc
@@ -588,10 +588,10 @@ struct hb_face_builder_data_t
 {
   struct table_entry_t
   {
-    inline int cmp (const hb_tag_t *t) const
+    inline int cmp (hb_tag_t t) const
     {
-      if (*t < tag) return -1;
-      if (*t > tag) return -1;
+      if (t < tag) return -1;
+      if (t > tag) return -1;
       return 0;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/hb-vector.hh b/src/hb-vector.hh
index 436b92bbc..e17f8897d 100644
--- a/src/hb-vector.hh
+++ b/src/hb-vector.hh
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ struct hb_vector_t
   {
     Type *array = arrayZ();
     for (unsigned int i = 0; i < len; i++)
-      if (0 == array[i].cmp (&x))
+      if (0 == array[i].cmp (x))
 	return &array[i];
     return nullptr;
   }
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ struct hb_vector_t
   {
     const Type *array = arrayZ();
     for (unsigned int i = 0; i < len; i++)
-      if (0 == array[i].cmp (&x))
+      if (0 == array[i].cmp (x))
 	return &array[i];
     return nullptr;
   }