diff --git a/tests/src/unit-file_input.cpp b/tests/src/unit-file_input.cpp
index eaa378aa8..c3e587e74 100644
--- a/tests/src/unit-file_input.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/unit-file_input.cpp
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ TEST_CASE("parsing from a FILE*")
     {
         const json j = {{"string", std::string(300, 'x')}, {"array", {1, 2, 3}}, {"number", 1.5}};
         const std::vector<std::uint8_t> cbor = json::to_cbor(j);
-        const file_ptr f = open_with(name, std::string(cbor.begin(), cbor.end()));
+        const file_ptr f = open_with(name, std::string(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(cbor.data()), cbor.size()));
         REQUIRE(f != nullptr);
         CHECK(json::from_cbor(f.get()) == j);
         check_unlocked(f.get());
diff --git a/tests/src/unit-stream-bulk-scan.cpp b/tests/src/unit-stream-bulk-scan.cpp
index f46c4351f..b5b6ded15 100644
--- a/tests/src/unit-stream-bulk-scan.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/unit-stream-bulk-scan.cpp
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ TEST_CASE("parsing from a std::istream scans the get area in bulk")
     {
         const json j = {{"string", std::string(300, 'x')}, {"array", {1, 2, 3}}, {"number", 1.5}};
         const std::vector<std::uint8_t> cbor = json::to_cbor(j);
-        const std::string bytes(cbor.begin(), cbor.end());
+        const std::string bytes(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(cbor.data()), cbor.size());
         for (const std::size_t chunk_size : chunk_sizes())
         {
             CAPTURE(chunk_size)