diff --git a/include/c74_min_attribute.h b/include/c74_min_attribute.h
index 3748b8a..2130d89 100644
--- a/include/c74_min_attribute.h
+++ b/include/c74_min_attribute.h
@@ -946,7 +946,7 @@ namespace c74::min {
 
     template<class T>
     max::t_max_err min_attr_getter(minwrap<T>* self, max::t_object* maxattr, long* ac, max::t_atom** av) {
-        const symbol	attr_name	= static_cast<const max::t_symbol*>(max::object_method(maxattr, k_sym_getname));
+        const symbol	attr_name	= static_cast<const max::t_symbol*>(max::object_method(maxattr, static_cast<max::t_symbol*>(k_sym_getname)));
         auto&	        attr		= self->m_min_object.attributes()[attr_name.c_str()];
         atoms	        rvals		= *attr;
 
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ namespace c74::min {
 
     template<class T>
     max::t_max_err min_attr_setter(minwrap<T>* self, max::t_object* maxattr, const long ac, const max::t_atom* av) {
-		const symbol attr_name { static_cast<const max::t_symbol*>(max::object_method(maxattr, k_sym_getname)) };
+		const symbol attr_name { static_cast<const max::t_symbol*>(max::object_method(maxattr, static_cast<max::t_symbol*>(k_sym_getname))) };
 		auto         attr      { self->m_min_object.attributes()[attr_name.c_str()] };
 
         if (attr) {
diff --git a/include/c74_min_notification.h b/include/c74_min_notification.h
index 89e791a..801029b 100644
--- a/include/c74_min_notification.h
+++ b/include/c74_min_notification.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ namespace c74::min {
         auto attr_name() const {
             symbol attribute_name;
             if (is_attr_modified()) {
-                auto retval = c74::max::object_method(m_data, k_sym_getname);
+                auto retval = c74::max::object_method(m_data, static_cast<max::t_symbol*>(k_sym_getname));
                 attribute_name = static_cast<c74::max::t_symbol*>(retval);
             }
             return attribute_name;
diff --git a/include/c74_min_operator_matrix.h b/include/c74_min_operator_matrix.h
index 0219888..71c1408 100644
--- a/include/c74_min_operator_matrix.h
+++ b/include/c74_min_operator_matrix.h
@@ -523,9 +523,9 @@ namespace c74::min {
         auto           out_matrix = static_cast<max::t_object*>(max::object_method(outputs, max::_jit_sym_getindex, 0));
 
         if (max::object_classname(in_matrix) != max::_jit_sym_jit_matrix)
-            in_matrix = static_cast<max::t_object*>(max::object_method(in_matrix, k_sym_getmatrix));
+            in_matrix = static_cast<max::t_object*>(max::object_method(in_matrix, static_cast<max::t_symbol*>(k_sym_getmatrix)));
         if (max::object_classname(out_matrix) != max::_jit_sym_jit_matrix)
-            out_matrix = static_cast<max::t_object*>(max::object_method(out_matrix, k_sym_getmatrix));
+            out_matrix = static_cast<max::t_object*>(max::object_method(out_matrix, static_cast<max::t_symbol*>(k_sym_getmatrix));
 
         if (!self || !in_matrix || !out_matrix)
             err = max::JIT_ERR_INVALID_PTR;
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ namespace c74::min {
             auto           outputs    = static_cast<max::t_object*>(max::object_method((max::t_object*)mop, max::_jit_sym_getoutputlist));
             max::t_jit_err err        = max::JIT_ERR_NONE;
             auto           out_mop_io = static_cast<max::t_object*>(max::object_method(outputs, max::_jit_sym_getindex, 0));
-            auto           out_matrix = static_cast<max::t_object*>(max::object_method(out_mop_io, k_sym_getmatrix));
+            auto           out_matrix = static_cast<max::t_object*>(max::object_method(out_mop_io, static_cast<max::t_symbol*>(k_sym_getmatrix)));
 
             if (!self || !out_matrix) {
                 err = max::JIT_ERR_INVALID_PTR;
diff --git a/include/c74_min_patcher.h b/include/c74_min_patcher.h
index edc0125..92e36e8 100644
--- a/include/c74_min_patcher.h
+++ b/include/c74_min_patcher.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ namespace c74::min {
         void instantiate(const symbol a_name, const T1 arg1) {
             if (m_instance && m_own)
                 max::object_free(m_instance);
-            m_instance = (max::t_object*)max::object_new(max::CLASS_NOBOX, a_name, arg1, 0);
+            m_instance = (max::t_object*)max::object_new(max::CLASS_NOBOX, static_cast<max::t_symbol*>(a_name), arg1, 0);
         }