4 files changed, 14 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/unix/os_str.rs b/library/std/src/sys/unix/os_str.rs
index 488217f3941..142fcb9ed0b 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/unix/os_str.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/unix/os_str.rs
@@ -193,13 +193,18 @@ impl Buf {
 
 impl Slice {
     #[inline]
-    fn from_u8_slice(s: &[u8]) -> &Slice {
+    pub fn as_os_str_bytes(&self) -> &[u8] {
+        &self.inner
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    pub unsafe fn from_os_str_bytes_unchecked(s: &[u8]) -> &Slice {
         unsafe { mem::transmute(s) }
     }
 
     #[inline]
     pub fn from_str(s: &str) -> &Slice {
-        Slice::from_u8_slice(s.as_bytes())
+        unsafe { Slice::from_os_str_bytes_unchecked(s.as_bytes()) }
     }
 
     pub fn to_str(&self) -> Option<&str> {
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/unix/os_str/tests.rs b/library/std/src/sys/unix/os_str/tests.rs
index 22ba0c92350..91bc0e61a4a 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/unix/os_str/tests.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/unix/os_str/tests.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use super::*;
 
 #[test]
 fn slice_debug_output() {
-    let input = Slice::from_u8_slice(b"\xF0hello,\tworld");
+    let input = unsafe { Slice::from_os_str_bytes_unchecked(b"\xF0hello,\tworld") };
     let expected = r#""\xF0hello,\tworld""#;
     let output = format!("{input:?}");
 
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ fn slice_debug_output() {
 
 #[test]
 fn display() {
-    assert_eq!(
-        "Hello\u{FFFD}\u{FFFD} There\u{FFFD} Goodbye",
-        Slice::from_u8_slice(b"Hello\xC0\x80 There\xE6\x83 Goodbye").to_string(),
-    );
+    assert_eq!("Hello\u{FFFD}\u{FFFD} There\u{FFFD} Goodbye", unsafe {
+        Slice::from_os_str_bytes_unchecked(b"Hello\xC0\x80 There\xE6\x83 Goodbye").to_string()
+    },);
 }
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/unix/path.rs b/library/std/src/sys/unix/path.rs
index a98a69e2db8..935245f637b 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/unix/path.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/unix/path.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ pub(crate) fn absolute(path: &Path) -> io::Result<PathBuf> {
 
     // Get the components, skipping the redundant leading "." component if it exists.
     let mut components = path.strip_prefix(".").unwrap_or(path).components();
-    let path_os = path.as_os_str().bytes();
+    let path_os = path.as_os_str().as_os_str_bytes();
 
     let mut normalized = if path.is_absolute() {
         // "If a pathname begins with two successive <slash> characters, the
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/unix/process/process_common.rs b/library/std/src/sys/unix/process/process_common.rs
index afd03d79c0b..640648e8707 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/unix/process/process_common.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/unix/process/process_common.rs
@@ -164,9 +164,9 @@ pub enum ProgramKind {
 
 impl ProgramKind {
     fn new(program: &OsStr) -> Self {
-        if program.bytes().starts_with(b"/") {
+        if program.as_os_str_bytes().starts_with(b"/") {
             Self::Absolute
-        } else if program.bytes().contains(&b'/') {
+        } else if program.as_os_str_bytes().contains(&b'/') {
             // If the program has more than one component in it, it is a relative path.
             Self::Relative
         } else {