diff --git a/svl/source/fsstor/fsstorage.cxx b/svl/source/fsstor/fsstorage.cxx
index e3fa778fe94d..29ca7d9da631 100644
--- a/svl/source/fsstor/fsstorage.cxx
+++ b/svl/source/fsstor/fsstorage.cxx
@@ -1335,7 +1335,7 @@ void SAL_CALL FSStorage::setPropertyValue( const ::rtl::OUString& aPropertyName,
     if ( !m_pImpl )
         throw lang::DisposedException();
 
-    if ( aPropertyName.equalsAscii( "URL" ) || aPropertyName.equalsAscii( "OpenMode" ) )
+    if ( aPropertyName.equalsAsciiL(RTL_CONSTASCII_STRINGPARAM("URL")) || aPropertyName.equalsAsciiL(RTL_CONSTASCII_STRINGPARAM("OpenMode")) )
         throw beans::PropertyVetoException(); // TODO
     else
         throw beans::UnknownPropertyException(); // TODO
@@ -1353,9 +1353,9 @@ uno::Any SAL_CALL FSStorage::getPropertyValue( const ::rtl::OUString& aPropertyN
     if ( !m_pImpl )
         throw lang::DisposedException();
 
-    if ( aPropertyName.equalsAscii( "URL" ) )
+    if ( aPropertyName.equalsAsciiL(RTL_CONSTASCII_STRINGPARAM("URL")) )
         return uno::makeAny( m_pImpl->m_aURL );
-    else if ( aPropertyName.equalsAscii( "OpenMode" ) )
+    else if ( aPropertyName.equalsAsciiL(RTL_CONSTASCII_STRINGPARAM("OpenMode")) )
         return uno::makeAny( m_pImpl->m_nMode );
 
     throw beans::UnknownPropertyException(); // TODO
diff --git a/unotools/source/ucbhelper/ucblockbytes.cxx b/unotools/source/ucbhelper/ucblockbytes.cxx
index d41f7ee269fc..63a62e9fa2e6 100644
--- a/unotools/source/ucbhelper/ucblockbytes.cxx
+++ b/unotools/source/ucbhelper/ucblockbytes.cxx
@@ -956,10 +956,10 @@ static sal_Bool UCBOpenContentSync(
         aScheme = xContId->getContentProviderScheme();
 
     // now determine wether we use a timeout or not;
-    if( ! aScheme.equalsIgnoreAsciiCaseAscii("http")                &&
-        ! aScheme.equalsIgnoreAsciiCaseAscii("https")                &&
-        ! aScheme.equalsIgnoreAsciiCaseAscii("vnd.sun.star.webdav") &&
-        ! aScheme.equalsIgnoreAsciiCaseAscii("ftp"))
+    if( ! aScheme.equalsIgnoreAsciiCaseAsciiL(RTL_CONSTASCII_STRINGPARAM("http"))                &&
+        ! aScheme.equalsIgnoreAsciiCaseAsciiL(RTL_CONSTASCII_STRINGPARAM("https"))               &&
+        ! aScheme.equalsIgnoreAsciiCaseAsciiL(RTL_CONSTASCII_STRINGPARAM("vnd.sun.star.webdav")) &&
+        ! aScheme.equalsIgnoreAsciiCaseAsciiL(RTL_CONSTASCII_STRINGPARAM("ftp")))
         return _UCBOpenContentSync(
             xLockBytes,xContent,rArg,xSink,xInteract,xProgress,xHandler);