diff --git a/bin/autopatchelf b/bin/autopatchelf
index 2f9e83aa..43a180a6 100755
--- a/bin/autopatchelf
+++ b/bin/autopatchelf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env julia
 bin, = ARGS
-NIX_CC = chomp(read(`nix-shell -p hello --run "echo \$NIX_CC"`, String))
-linker = read("$NIX_CC/nix-support/dynamic-linker", String)
+NIX_CC = readchomp(`nix-shell -p hello --run "echo \$NIX_CC"`)
+linker = readchomp("$NIX_CC/nix-support/dynamic-linker")
 run(`patchelf --set-interpreter $linker $bin`)
diff --git a/bin/gbors b/bin/gbors
index bab4924d..a397388c 100755
--- a/bin/gbors
+++ b/bin/gbors
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env julia
 
 if isempty(ARGS)
-    message = chomp(read(`git show -s --format=%s HEAD`, String))
+    message = readchomp(`git show -s --format=%s HEAD`)
 else
     message, = ARGS
 end