diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b3ebd336e..1dc20b4b5 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -748,7 +748,6 @@ ignored_unit_patterns = "allow"              # 21
 similar_names = "allow"                      # 20
 needless_pass_by_value = "allow"             # 16
 float_cmp = "allow"                          # 12
-items_after_statements = "allow"             # 11
 return_self_not_must_use = "allow"           # 8
 inline_always = "allow"                      # 6
 fn_params_excessive_bools = "allow"          # 6
diff --git a/src/bin/uudoc.rs b/src/bin/uudoc.rs
index 1ef6c4193..69ab04108 100644
--- a/src/bin/uudoc.rs
+++ b/src/bin/uudoc.rs
@@ -16,8 +16,13 @@ use std::{
 use clap::{Arg, Command};
 use clap_complete::Shell;
 use clap_mangen::Man;
-use fluent_syntax::ast::{Entry, Message, Pattern};
-use fluent_syntax::parser;
+use fluent_syntax::{
+    ast::{
+        Entry, Expression, InlineExpression, Message, Pattern,
+        PatternElement::{Placeable, TextElement},
+    },
+    parser,
+};
 use jiff::Zoned;
 use regex::Regex;
 use textwrap::{fill, indent, termwidth};
@@ -447,10 +452,6 @@ impl MDWriter<'_, '_> {
                 if id.name == key {
                     // Simple text extraction - just concatenate text elements
                     let mut result = String::new();
-                    use fluent_syntax::ast::{
-                        Expression, InlineExpression,
-                        PatternElement::{Placeable, TextElement},
-                    };
                     for element in elements {
                         if let TextElement { ref value } = element {
                             result.push_str(value);
diff --git a/src/uu/chcon/src/chcon.rs b/src/uu/chcon/src/chcon.rs
index c1e66d44c..de4696913 100644
--- a/src/uu/chcon/src/chcon.rs
+++ b/src/uu/chcon/src/chcon.rs
@@ -627,6 +627,8 @@ fn change_file_context(
     context: &SELinuxSecurityContext,
     path: &Path,
 ) -> Result<()> {
+    type SetValueProc = fn(&OpaqueSecurityContext, &CStr) -> selinux::errors::Result<()>;
+
     match &options.mode {
         CommandLineMode::Custom {
             user,
@@ -673,8 +675,6 @@ fn change_file_context(
                     Error::from_io1(translate!("chcon-op-creating-security-context"), path, err)
                 })?;
 
-            type SetValueProc = fn(&OpaqueSecurityContext, &CStr) -> selinux::errors::Result<()>;
-
             let list: &[(&Option<OsString>, SetValueProc)] = &[
                 (user, OpaqueSecurityContext::set_user),
                 (role, OpaqueSecurityContext::set_role),
diff --git a/src/uu/cksum/src/cksum.rs b/src/uu/cksum/src/cksum.rs
index df3f46a14..b097be2c9 100644
--- a/src/uu/cksum/src/cksum.rs
+++ b/src/uu/cksum/src/cksum.rs
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ use uucore::translate;
 /// 2>/dev/full does not abort
 /// This matches GNU cksum's --debug behavior
 fn print_cpu_debug_info() {
-    let features = SimdPolicy::detect();
-
     fn print_feature(name: &str, available: bool) {
         if available {
             let _ = writeln!(stderr(), "using {name} hardware support");
@@ -32,6 +30,8 @@ fn print_cpu_debug_info() {
         }
     }
 
+    let features = SimdPolicy::detect();
+
     // x86/x86_64
     print_feature("avx512", features.has_avx512());
     print_feature("avx2", features.has_avx2());
diff --git a/src/uu/cp/src/cp.rs b/src/uu/cp/src/cp.rs
index 2e9ae6b62..c48cfda52 100644
--- a/src/uu/cp/src/cp.rs
+++ b/src/uu/cp/src/cp.rs
@@ -2384,8 +2384,7 @@ fn calculate_dest_permissions(
             let mode = handle_no_preserve_mode(options, permissions.mode());
 
             // Apply umask
-            use uucore::mode::get_umask;
-            let mode = mode & !get_umask();
+            let mode = mode & !uucore::mode::get_umask();
             permissions.set_mode(mode);
             permissions
         }
diff --git a/src/uu/df/src/table.rs b/src/uu/df/src/table.rs
index d4cf1ddfd..1e5016a70 100644
--- a/src/uu/df/src/table.rs
+++ b/src/uu/df/src/table.rs
@@ -950,7 +950,6 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_row_formatter_with_round_up_byte_values() {
-        init();
         fn get_formatted_values(bytes: u64, bytes_used: u64, bytes_avail: u64) -> Vec<Cell> {
             let options = Options {
                 block_size: BlockSize::Bytes(1000),
@@ -967,6 +966,8 @@ mod tests {
             RowFormatter::new(&row, &options, false).get_cells()
         }
 
+        init();
+
         assert!(compare_cell_content(
             get_formatted_values(100, 100, 0),
             vec!("1", "1", "0")
diff --git a/src/uu/du/src/du.rs b/src/uu/du/src/du.rs
index cf4ae5420..fa91da7ac 100644
--- a/src/uu/du/src/du.rs
+++ b/src/uu/du/src/du.rs
@@ -426,6 +426,10 @@ fn safe_du(
     };
 
     'file_loop: for entry_name in entries {
+        const S_IFMT: u32 = 0o170_000;
+        const S_IFDIR: u32 = 0o040_000;
+        const S_IFLNK: u32 = 0o120_000;
+
         // First get the lstat (without following symlinks) to check if it's a symlink
         let lstat = match dir_fd.stat_at(&entry_name, SymlinkBehavior::NoFollow) {
             Ok(stat) => stat,
@@ -439,9 +443,6 @@ fn safe_du(
         };
 
         // Check if it's a symlink
-        const S_IFMT: u32 = 0o170_000;
-        const S_IFDIR: u32 = 0o040_000;
-        const S_IFLNK: u32 = 0o120_000;
         #[allow(clippy::unnecessary_cast)]
         let is_symlink = (lstat.st_mode as u32 & S_IFMT) == S_IFLNK;
 
@@ -575,11 +576,12 @@ fn du_regular(
     ancestors: Option<&mut HashSet<FileInfo>>,
     symlink_depth: Option<usize>,
 ) -> Result<Stat, Box<mpsc::SendError<UResult<StatPrintInfo>>>> {
+    // Maximum symlink depth to prevent infinite loops
+    const MAX_SYMLINK_DEPTH: usize = 40;
+
     let mut default_ancestors = HashSet::default();
     let ancestors = ancestors.unwrap_or(&mut default_ancestors);
     let symlink_depth = symlink_depth.unwrap_or(0);
-    // Maximum symlink depth to prevent infinite loops
-    const MAX_SYMLINK_DEPTH: usize = 40;
 
     // Add current directory to ancestors if it's a directory
     let my_inode = if my_stat.metadata.is_dir() {
diff --git a/src/uu/expr/src/syntax_tree.rs b/src/uu/expr/src/syntax_tree.rs
index 2c2599a84..a7f93096b 100644
--- a/src/uu/expr/src/syntax_tree.rs
+++ b/src/uu/expr/src/syntax_tree.rs
@@ -268,9 +268,9 @@ fn check_posix_regex_errors(pattern: &str) -> ExprResult<()> {
 /// Build a regex from a pattern string with locale-aware encoding
 fn build_regex(pattern_bytes: Vec<u8>) -> ExprResult<(Regex, String)> {
     use onig::EncodedBytes;
-    use uucore::i18n::{UEncoding, get_locale_encoding};
+    use uucore::i18n::UEncoding;
 
-    let encoding = get_locale_encoding();
+    let encoding = uucore::i18n::get_locale_encoding();
 
     // For pattern processing, we need to handle it based on locale
     let pattern_str = String::from_utf8(pattern_bytes.clone())
@@ -388,9 +388,9 @@ fn regex_search<T: onig::EncodedChars>(
 /// Find matches in the input using the compiled regex
 fn find_match(regex: Regex, re_string: String, left_bytes: Vec<u8>) -> String {
     use onig::EncodedBytes;
-    use uucore::i18n::{UEncoding, get_locale_encoding};
+    use uucore::i18n::UEncoding;
 
-    let encoding = get_locale_encoding();
+    let encoding = uucore::i18n::get_locale_encoding();
 
     // Match against the input using the appropriate encoding
     let mut region = onig::Region::new();
@@ -506,11 +506,12 @@ fn find_match(regex: Regex, re_string: String, left_bytes: Vec<u8>) -> String {
 
 /// Evaluate a match expression with locale-aware regex matching
 fn evaluate_match_expression(left_bytes: Vec<u8>, right_bytes: Vec<u8>) -> ExprResult<NumOrStr> {
+    use uucore::i18n::UEncoding;
+
     let (regex, re_string) = build_regex(right_bytes)?;
 
     // Special case for ASCII locale with capture groups that need to return raw bytes
-    use uucore::i18n::{UEncoding, get_locale_encoding};
-    let encoding = get_locale_encoding();
+    let encoding = uucore::i18n::get_locale_encoding();
 
     if matches!(encoding, UEncoding::Ascii) && regex.captures_len() > 0 {
         // Try to find the actual capture bytes for ASCII locale
diff --git a/src/uu/mknod/src/mknod.rs b/src/uu/mknod/src/mknod.rs
index 39ac62cb6..e8272f6ab 100644
--- a/src/uu/mknod/src/mknod.rs
+++ b/src/uu/mknod/src/mknod.rs
@@ -98,14 +98,15 @@ fn mknod(file_name: &str, config: Config) -> i32 {
     // Apply SELinux context if requested
     #[cfg(feature = "selinux")]
     if config.set_security_context {
+        use std::io::Write as _;
+
         if let Err(e) = uucore::selinux::set_selinux_security_context(
             std::path::Path::new(file_name),
             config.context.as_ref(),
         ) {
             // if it fails, delete the file
             let _ = std::fs::remove_file(file_name);
-            use std::io::{Write, stderr};
-            let _ = writeln!(stderr(), "mknod: {e}");
+            let _ = writeln!(std::io::stderr(), "mknod: {e}");
             return 1;
         }
     }
@@ -113,13 +114,14 @@ fn mknod(file_name: &str, config: Config) -> i32 {
     // Apply SMACK context if requested
     #[cfg(feature = "smack")]
     if config.set_security_context {
+        use std::io::Write as _;
+
         if let Err(e) =
             uucore::smack::set_smack_label_and_cleanup(file_name, config.context.as_ref(), |p| {
                 std::fs::remove_file(p)
             })
         {
-            use std::io::{Write, stderr};
-            let _ = writeln!(stderr(), "mknod: {e}");
+            let _ = writeln!(std::io::stderr(), "mknod: {e}");
             return 1;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/uu/sort/src/chunks.rs b/src/uu/sort/src/chunks.rs
index ce6b2118b..62fb9fe4e 100644
--- a/src/uu/sort/src/chunks.rs
+++ b/src/uu/sort/src/chunks.rs
@@ -269,6 +269,8 @@ fn parse_lines<'a>(
     separator: u8,
     settings: &GlobalSettings,
 ) {
+    const SMALL_CHUNK_BYTES: usize = 64 * 1024;
+
     let read = read.strip_suffix(&[separator]).unwrap_or(read);
 
     assert!(lines.is_empty());
@@ -279,7 +281,6 @@ fn parse_lines<'a>(
     assert!(line_data.collation_key_buffer.is_empty());
     assert!(line_data.collation_key_ends.is_empty());
     token_buffer.clear();
-    const SMALL_CHUNK_BYTES: usize = 64 * 1024;
     let mut estimated = (*line_count_hint).max(1);
     let mut exact_line_count = None;
     if *line_count_hint == 0 || read.len() <= SMALL_CHUNK_BYTES {
diff --git a/src/uu/sort/src/sort.rs b/src/uu/sort/src/sort.rs
index 8b321b55d..32a919a32 100644
--- a/src/uu/sort/src/sort.rs
+++ b/src/uu/sort/src/sort.rs
@@ -2834,11 +2834,12 @@ fn ascii_case_insensitive_cmp(a: &[u8], b: &[u8]) -> Ordering {
 // For example, 5e10KFD would be 5e10 or 5x10^10 and +10000HFKJFK would become 10000.
 #[allow(clippy::cognitive_complexity)]
 fn get_leading_gen(inp: &[u8], decimal_pt: u8) -> Range<usize> {
+    // check for inf, -inf and nan
+    const ALLOWED_PREFIXES: &[&[u8]] = &[b"inf", b"-inf", b"nan"];
+
     let trimmed = inp.trim_ascii_start();
     let leading_whitespace_len = inp.len() - trimmed.len();
 
-    // check for inf, -inf and nan
-    const ALLOWED_PREFIXES: &[&[u8]] = &[b"inf", b"-inf", b"nan"];
     for &allowed_prefix in ALLOWED_PREFIXES {
         if trimmed.len() >= allowed_prefix.len()
             && trimmed[..allowed_prefix.len()].eq_ignore_ascii_case(allowed_prefix)
diff --git a/src/uu/stdbuf/src/stdbuf.rs b/src/uu/stdbuf/src/stdbuf.rs
index 0bf64922b..a5128bf68 100644
--- a/src/uu/stdbuf/src/stdbuf.rs
+++ b/src/uu/stdbuf/src/stdbuf.rs
@@ -145,12 +145,12 @@ fn get_preload_env(tmp_dir: &TempDir) -> UResult<(String, PathBuf)> {
 
 #[cfg(feature = "feat_external_libstdbuf")]
 fn get_preload_env(_tmp_dir: &TempDir) -> UResult<(String, PathBuf)> {
-    let (preload, extension) = preload_strings();
-
     // Use the directory provided at compile time via LIBSTDBUF_DIR environment variable
     // This will fail to compile if LIBSTDBUF_DIR is not set, which is the desired behavior
     const LIBSTDBUF_DIR: &str = env!("LIBSTDBUF_DIR");
 
+    let (preload, extension) = preload_strings();
+
     // Search paths in order:
     // 1. Directory where stdbuf is located (program_path)
     // 2. Compile-time directory from LIBSTDBUF_DIR
diff --git a/src/uu/wc/src/utf8/read.rs b/src/uu/wc/src/utf8/read.rs
index 6364c45df..dabf1a380 100644
--- a/src/uu/wc/src/utf8/read.rs
+++ b/src/uu/wc/src/utf8/read.rs
@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@ impl<B: BufRead> BufReadDecoder<B> {
             let buf = try_io!(self.buf_read.fill_buf());
 
             // Force loop iteration to go through an explicit `continue`
-            enum Unreachable {}
-            let _: Unreachable = if self.incomplete.is_empty() {
+            let _: std::convert::Infallible = if self.incomplete.is_empty() {
                 if buf.is_empty() {
                     return None; // EOF
                 }
diff --git a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/checksum/validate.rs b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/checksum/validate.rs
index bd2993e82..df58c1f35 100644
--- a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/checksum/validate.rs
+++ b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/checksum/validate.rs
@@ -267,16 +267,17 @@ impl LineFormat {
     ///
     /// [tagged output format]: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/cksum-output-modes.html#cksum-output-modes-1
     fn parse_algo_based(line: &[u8]) -> Option<LineInfo> {
+        enum SubCase {
+            Posix,
+            OpenSSL,
+        }
+
         //   r"\MD5 (a\\ b) = abc123",
         //   BLAKE2b(44)= a45a4c4883cce4b50d844fab460414cc2080ca83690e74d850a9253e757384366382625b218c8585daee80f34dc9eb2f2fde5fb959db81cd48837f9216e7b0fa
         let trimmed = line.trim_ascii_start();
         let algo_start = usize::from(trimmed.starts_with(b"\\"));
         let rest = &trimmed[algo_start..];
 
-        enum SubCase {
-            Posix,
-            OpenSSL,
-        }
         // find the next parenthesis  using byte search (not next whitespace) because openssl's
         // tagged format does not put a space before (filename)
 
@@ -858,6 +859,8 @@ fn process_checksum_file(
     cli_algo_length: Option<usize>,
     opts: ChecksumValidateOptions,
 ) -> Result<(), FileCheckError> {
+    use LineCheckError::*;
+
     let mut res = ChecksumResult::default();
 
     let input_is_stdin = filename_input == OsStr::new("-");
@@ -906,7 +909,6 @@ fn process_checksum_file(
 
         // Match a first time to elude critical UErrors, and increment the total
         // in all cases except on skipped.
-        use LineCheckError::*;
         match line_result {
             Err(UError(e)) => return Err(e.into()),
             Err(Skipped) => (),
diff --git a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/encoding.rs b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/encoding.rs
index d782b6896..db6114d27 100644
--- a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/encoding.rs
+++ b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/encoding.rs
@@ -567,12 +567,12 @@ impl SupportsFastDecodeAndEncode for Base32Wrapper {
     }
 
     fn pad_remainder(&self, remainder: &[u8]) -> Option<PadResult> {
+        const VALID_REMAINDERS: [usize; 4] = [2, 4, 5, 7];
+
         if remainder.is_empty() || remainder.contains(&b'=') {
             return None;
         }
 
-        const VALID_REMAINDERS: [usize; 4] = [2, 4, 5, 7];
-
         let mut len = remainder.len();
         let mut trimmed = false;
 
diff --git a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/format/num_format.rs b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/format/num_format.rs
index 9d44491b4..699cdf0da 100644
--- a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/format/num_format.rs
+++ b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/format/num_format.rs
@@ -534,6 +534,9 @@ fn format_float_hexadecimal(
     case: Case,
     force_decimal: ForceDecimal,
 ) -> String {
+    // TODO: Make this configurable? e.g. arm64 only displays 1 digit.
+    const BEFORE_BITS: usize = 4;
+
     debug_assert!(!bd.is_negative());
     // Default precision for %a is supposed to be sufficient to represent the
     // exact value. This is platform specific, GNU coreutils uses a `long double`,
@@ -611,8 +614,6 @@ fn format_float_hexadecimal(
 
     // Emulate x86(-64) behavior, we display 4 binary digits before the decimal point,
     // so the value will always be between 0x8 and 0xf.
-    // TODO: Make this configurable? e.g. arm64 only displays 1 digit.
-    const BEFORE_BITS: usize = 4;
     let wanted_bits = (BEFORE_BITS + max_precision * 4) as u64;
     let bits = frac2.bits();
 
diff --git a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/parser/num_parser.rs b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/parser/num_parser.rs
index 7550e8dd7..6d6fb5ebc 100644
--- a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/parser/num_parser.rs
+++ b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/parser/num_parser.rs
@@ -348,8 +348,6 @@ fn parse_special_value(
     negative: bool,
     allowed_suffixes: &[(char, u32)],
 ) -> Result<ExtendedBigDecimal, ExtendedParserError<ExtendedBigDecimal>> {
-    let input_lc = input.to_ascii_lowercase();
-
     // Array of ("String to match", return value when sign positive, when sign negative)
     const MATCH_TABLE: &[(&str, ExtendedBigDecimal)] = &[
         ("infinity", ExtendedBigDecimal::Infinity),
@@ -357,6 +355,8 @@ fn parse_special_value(
         ("nan", ExtendedBigDecimal::Nan),
     ];
 
+    let input_lc = input.to_ascii_lowercase();
+
     for (str, ebd) in MATCH_TABLE {
         if input_lc.starts_with(str) {
             let mut special = ebd.clone();
diff --git a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/parser/parse_time.rs b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/parser/parse_time.rs
index 5435bd823..3c4c155d2 100644
--- a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/parser/parse_time.rs
+++ b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/parser/parse_time.rs
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 /// assert!(from_str("2d", false).is_err());
 /// ```
 pub fn from_str(string: &str, allow_suffixes: bool) -> Result<Duration, String> {
+    const NANOS_PER_SEC: u32 = 1_000_000_000;
+
     // TODO: Switch to Duration::NANOSECOND if that ever becomes stable
     // https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/57391
     const NANOSECOND_DURATION: Duration = Duration::from_nanos(1);
@@ -105,7 +107,6 @@ pub fn from_str(string: &str, allow_suffixes: bool) -> Result<Duration, String>
         return Ok(NANOSECOND_DURATION);
     }
 
-    const NANOS_PER_SEC: u32 = 1_000_000_000;
     let whole_secs: u64 = match (&nanos_bi / NANOS_PER_SEC).try_into() {
         Ok(whole_secs) => whole_secs,
         Err(_) => return Ok(Duration::MAX),
diff --git a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/safe_traversal.rs b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/safe_traversal.rs
index 0b7d4f710..9fc8fb244 100644
--- a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/safe_traversal.rs
+++ b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/safe_traversal.rs
@@ -1100,11 +1100,12 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_open_file_at_creates_file() {
+        use std::io::Write;
+
         let temp_dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
         let dir_fd = DirFd::open(temp_dir.path(), SymlinkBehavior::Follow).unwrap();
 
         let mut file = dir_fd.open_file_at(OsStr::new("new_file.txt")).unwrap();
-        use std::io::Write;
         file.write_all(b"test content").unwrap();
 
         let content = fs::read_to_string(temp_dir.path().join("new_file.txt")).unwrap();
@@ -1113,13 +1114,14 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_open_file_at_truncates_existing() {
+        use std::io::Write;
+
         let temp_dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
         let file_path = temp_dir.path().join("existing.txt");
         fs::write(&file_path, "old content that is longer").unwrap();
 
         let dir_fd = DirFd::open(temp_dir.path(), SymlinkBehavior::Follow).unwrap();
         let mut file = dir_fd.open_file_at(OsStr::new("existing.txt")).unwrap();
-        use std::io::Write;
         file.write_all(b"new").unwrap();
         drop(file);
 
diff --git a/src/uucore/src/lib/macros.rs b/src/uucore/src/lib/macros.rs
index bd234768e..890300281 100644
--- a/src/uucore/src/lib/macros.rs
+++ b/src/uucore/src/lib/macros.rs
@@ -89,9 +89,10 @@ macro_rules! show(
     ($err:expr) => ({
         #[allow(unused_imports)]
         use $crate::error::UError;
+        use std::io::Write as _;
+
         let e = $err;
         $crate::error::set_exit_code(e.code());
-        use std::io::Write as _;
         let _ = writeln!(std::io::stderr().lock(), "{}: {e}", $crate::util_name());
     })
 );
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_pinky.rs b/tests/by-util/test_pinky.rs
index 98eefc781..03447fd04 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_pinky.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_pinky.rs
@@ -85,12 +85,6 @@ fn test_short_format_i() {
 #[test]
 #[cfg(not(target_os = "openbsd"))]
 fn test_lookup() {
-    let args = ["--lookup"];
-    let ts = TestScenario::new(util_name!());
-    let actual = ts.ucmd().args(&args).succeeds().stdout_move_str();
-    let expect = unwrap_or_return!(expected_result(&ts, &[])).stdout_move_str();
-    let v_actual: Vec<&str> = actual.split_whitespace().collect();
-    let v_expect: Vec<&str> = expect.split_whitespace().collect();
     // The "Idle" field (index 3 in header) contains a dynamic time value that can change
     // between when the two commands run (e.g., "00:09" vs "00:10"), causing flaky tests.
     // We filter out values matching the idle time pattern (HH:MM format) to avoid race conditions.
@@ -120,6 +114,13 @@ fn test_lookup() {
             .map(|(_, s)| (*s).to_string())
             .collect()
     }
+
+    let args = ["--lookup"];
+    let ts = TestScenario::new(util_name!());
+    let actual = ts.ucmd().args(&args).succeeds().stdout_move_str();
+    let expect = unwrap_or_return!(expected_result(&ts, &[])).stdout_move_str();
+    let v_actual: Vec<&str> = actual.split_whitespace().collect();
+    let v_expect: Vec<&str> = expect.split_whitespace().collect();
     let v_actual_filtered = filter_idle_times(&v_actual);
     let v_expect_filtered = filter_idle_times(&v_expect);
     assert_eq!(v_actual_filtered, v_expect_filtered);
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_wc.rs b/tests/by-util/test_wc.rs
index 023e577b1..62f100b42 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_wc.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_wc.rs
@@ -794,9 +794,6 @@ fn test_files0_stops_after_stdout_write_error() {
 
 #[test]
 fn files0_from_dir() {
-    // On Unix, `read(open("."))` fails. On Windows, `open(".")` fails. Thus, the errors happen in
-    // different contexts. On WASI, the error string may differ (e.g., "Bad file descriptor").
-    let wasm = std::env::var("UUTESTS_WASM_RUNNER").is_ok();
     #[cfg(not(windows))]
     macro_rules! dir_err {
         ($p:literal) => {
@@ -814,6 +811,10 @@ fn files0_from_dir() {
     #[cfg(not(windows))]
     const DOT_ERR: &str = dir_err!(".");
 
+    // On Unix, `read(open("."))` fails. On Windows, `open(".")` fails. Thus, the errors happen in
+    // different contexts. On WASI, the error string may differ (e.g., "Bad file descriptor").
+    let wasm = std::env::var("UUTESTS_WASM_RUNNER").is_ok();
+
     let cmd = new_ucmd!().args(&["--files0-from=dir with spaces"]).fails();
     if wasm {
         cmd.stderr_contains("wc: 'dir with spaces': read error:");
@@ -874,6 +875,8 @@ fn test_invalid_byte_sequence_word_count() {
 #[test]
 #[cfg_attr(wasi_runner, ignore = "WASI sandbox: host paths not visible")]
 fn test_simd_respects_glibc_tunables() {
+    use std::fmt::Write as _;
+
     // Ensure debug output reflects that SIMD paths are disabled via GLIBC_TUNABLES
     let debug_output = new_ucmd!()
         .args(&["-l", "--debug", "/dev/null"])
@@ -892,7 +895,6 @@ fn test_simd_respects_glibc_tunables() {
 
     // WC results should be identical with and without GLIBC_TUNABLES overrides
     let sample_sizes = [0usize, 1, 7, 128, 513, 999];
-    use std::fmt::Write as _;
     for &lines in &sample_sizes {
         let content: String = (0..lines).fold(String::new(), |mut acc, i| {
             // Build the input buffer efficiently without allocating per line.