diff --git a/cli-plugins/manager/candidate_test.go b/cli-plugins/manager/candidate_test.go
index a0dbb0dd7b..976aa74bb5 100644
--- a/cli-plugins/manager/candidate_test.go
+++ b/cli-plugins/manager/candidate_test.go
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func TestValidateCandidate(t *testing.T) {
 				assert.ErrorContains(t, err, tc.err)
 			case tc.invalid != "":
 				assert.NilError(t, err)
-				assert.Assert(t, is.ErrorType(p.Err, reflect.TypeOf(&pluginError{})))
+				assert.Assert(t, is.ErrorType(p.Err, reflect.TypeFor[*pluginError]()))
 				assert.ErrorContains(t, p.Err, tc.invalid)
 			default:
 				assert.NilError(t, err)
diff --git a/cli/compose/loader/merge_test.go b/cli/compose/loader/merge_test.go
index 40445d6c42..03040cb444 100644
--- a/cli/compose/loader/merge_test.go
+++ b/cli/compose/loader/merge_test.go
@@ -1153,7 +1153,7 @@ func TestLoadMultipleServiceVolumes(t *testing.T) {
 func TestMergeUlimitsConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	specials := &specials{
 		m: map[reflect.Type]func(dst, src reflect.Value) error{
-			reflect.TypeOf(&types.UlimitsConfig{}): mergeUlimitsConfig,
+			reflect.TypeFor[*types.UlimitsConfig](): mergeUlimitsConfig,
 		},
 	}
 	base := map[string]*types.UlimitsConfig{
@@ -1189,7 +1189,7 @@ func TestMergeUlimitsConfig(t *testing.T) {
 func TestMergeServiceNetworkConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	specials := &specials{
 		m: map[reflect.Type]func(dst, src reflect.Value) error{
-			reflect.TypeOf(&types.ServiceNetworkConfig{}): mergeServiceNetworkConfig,
+			reflect.TypeFor[*types.ServiceNetworkConfig](): mergeServiceNetworkConfig,
 		},
 	}
 	base := map[string]*types.ServiceNetworkConfig{