diff --git a/dlls/dmusic/dmusic.c b/dlls/dmusic/dmusic.c
index 0d1f5269a45..8dc9e788858 100644
--- a/dlls/dmusic/dmusic.c
+++ b/dlls/dmusic/dmusic.c
@@ -344,20 +344,18 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI IDirectMusic8Impl_EnumMasterClock(LPDIRECTMUSIC8 iface, DW
     if (!index)
     {
         static const GUID guid_system_clock = { 0x58d58419, 0x71b4, 0x11d1, { 0xa7, 0x4c, 0x00, 0x00, 0xf8, 0x75, 0xac, 0x12 } };
-        static const WCHAR name_system_clock[] = { 'S','y','s','t','e','m',' ','C','l','o','c','k',0 };
 
         clock_info->ctType = 0;
         clock_info->guidClock = guid_system_clock;
-        lstrcpyW(clock_info->wszDescription, name_system_clock);
+        lstrcpyW(clock_info->wszDescription, L"System Clock");
     }
     else
     {
         static const GUID guid_dsound_clock = { 0x58d58420, 0x71b4, 0x11d1, { 0xa7, 0x4c, 0x00, 0x00, 0xf8, 0x75, 0xac, 0x12 } };
-        static const WCHAR name_dsound_clock[] = { 'D','i','r','e','c','t','S','o','u','n','d',' ','C','l','o','c','k',0 };
 
         clock_info->ctType = 0;
         clock_info->guidClock = guid_dsound_clock;
-        lstrcpyW(clock_info->wszDescription, name_dsound_clock);
+        lstrcpyW(clock_info->wszDescription, L"DirectSound Clock");
     }
 
     return S_OK;
@@ -497,7 +495,7 @@ static const IDirectMusic8Vtbl DirectMusic8_Vtbl = {
 
 static void create_system_ports_list(IDirectMusic8Impl* object)
 {
-    static const WCHAR emulated[] = {' ','[','E','m','u','l','a','t','e','d',']',0};
+    static const WCHAR emulated[] = L" [Emulated]";
     port_info * port;
     ULONG nb_ports;
     ULONG nb_midi_out;
diff --git a/dlls/dmusic/tests/dmusic.c b/dlls/dmusic/tests/dmusic.c
index f6c417af306..776f9d0ec99 100644
--- a/dlls/dmusic/tests/dmusic.c
+++ b/dlls/dmusic/tests/dmusic.c
@@ -639,7 +639,6 @@ static void test_parsedescriptor(void)
     IStream *stream;
     DMUS_OBJECTDESC desc = {0};
     HRESULT hr;
-    const WCHAR s_inam[] = {'I','N','A','M','\0'};
     const FOURCC alldesc[] =
     {
         FOURCC_RIFF, FOURCC_DLS, DMUS_FOURCC_CATEGORY_CHUNK, FOURCC_LIST,
@@ -735,7 +734,7 @@ static void test_parsedescriptor(void)
     ok(hr == S_OK, "ParseDescriptor failed: %08x, expected S_OK\n", hr);
     ok(desc.dwValidData == (DMUS_OBJ_CLASS | DMUS_OBJ_NAME),
             "Got valid data %#x, expected DMUS_OBJ_CLASS | DMUS_OBJ_NAME\n", desc.dwValidData);
-    ok(!memcmp(desc.wszName, s_inam, sizeof(s_inam)), "Got name '%s', expected 'INAM'\n",
+    ok(!lstrcmpW(desc.wszName, L"INAM"), "Got name '%s', expected 'INAM'\n",
             wine_dbgstr_w(desc.wszName));
     IStream_Release(stream);
 
@@ -747,7 +746,7 @@ static void test_parsedescriptor(void)
     ok(desc.dwValidData == (DMUS_OBJ_CLASS | DMUS_OBJ_NAME | DMUS_OBJ_VERSION),
             "Got valid data %#x, expected DMUS_OBJ_CLASS | DMUS_OBJ_NAME | DMUS_OBJ_VERSION\n",
             desc.dwValidData);
-    ok(!memcmp(desc.wszName, s_inam, sizeof(s_inam)), "Got name '%s', expected 'INAM'\n",
+    ok(!lstrcmpW(desc.wszName, L"INAM"), "Got name '%s', expected 'INAM'\n",
             wine_dbgstr_w(desc.wszName));
     IStream_Release(stream);