diff --git a/include/fast_float/digit_comparison.h b/include/fast_float/digit_comparison.h
index bd662b4..fd8c61d 100644
--- a/include/fast_float/digit_comparison.h
+++ b/include/fast_float/digit_comparison.h
@@ -386,8 +386,8 @@ negative_digit_comp(bigint &real_digits, adjusted_mantissa am,
   am_pow_t const theor_exp = theor.power2;
 
   // scale real digits and theor digits to be same power.
-  am_pow_t const pow2_exp = theor_exp - real_exp;
-  am_pow_t pow5_exp = -real_exp;
+  auto const pow2_exp = theor_exp - real_exp;
+  auto const pow5_exp = -real_exp;
   if (pow5_exp != 0) {
     FASTFLOAT_ASSERT(theor_digits.pow5(pow5_exp));
   }
diff --git a/include/fast_float/float_common.h b/include/fast_float/float_common.h
index c7d4d78..16071bd 100644
--- a/include/fast_float/float_common.h
+++ b/include/fast_float/float_common.h
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ using parse_options = parse_options_t<char>;
 
 namespace fast_float {
 template <typename To, typename From>
-constexpr fastfloat_really_inline To bit_cast(const From &from) noexcept {
+fastfloat_really_inline constexpr To bit_cast(const From &from) noexcept {
 #if FASTFLOAT_HAS_BIT_CAST
   return std::bit_cast<To>(from);
 #else