diff --git a/lang/syn/src/codegen/program/common.rs b/lang/syn/src/codegen/program/common.rs
index d94c7975c0..969b30f2f3 100644
--- a/lang/syn/src/codegen/program/common.rs
+++ b/lang/syn/src/codegen/program/common.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ pub fn gen_discriminator(namespace: &str, name: impl ToString) -> proc_macro2::T
     format!("&{:?}", discriminator).parse().unwrap()
 }
 
-pub fn generate_ix_variant(name: String, args: &[IxArg]) -> proc_macro2::TokenStream {
+pub fn generate_ix_variant(name: &str, args: &[IxArg]) -> proc_macro2::TokenStream {
     let ix_arg_names: Vec<&syn::Ident> = args.iter().map(|arg| &arg.name).collect();
     let ix_name_camel = generate_ix_variant_name(name);
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ pub fn generate_ix_variant(name: String, args: &[IxArg]) -> proc_macro2::TokenSt
     }
 }
 
-pub fn generate_ix_variant_name(name: String) -> proc_macro2::TokenStream {
+pub fn generate_ix_variant_name(name: &str) -> proc_macro2::TokenStream {
     let n = name.to_camel_case();
     n.parse().unwrap()
 }
diff --git a/lang/syn/src/codegen/program/cpi.rs b/lang/syn/src/codegen/program/cpi.rs
index a11e446b5f..5b1e5828c3 100644
--- a/lang/syn/src/codegen/program/cpi.rs
+++ b/lang/syn/src/codegen/program/cpi.rs
@@ -12,11 +12,12 @@ pub fn generate(program: &Program) -> proc_macro2::TokenStream {
             let accounts_ident: proc_macro2::TokenStream = format!("crate::cpi::accounts::{}", &ix.anchor_ident.to_string()).parse().unwrap();
             let cpi_method = {
                 let name = &ix.raw_method.sig.ident;
-                let ix_variant = generate_ix_variant(&name, &ix.args);
+                let name_str = name.to_string();
+                let ix_variant = generate_ix_variant(&name_str, &ix.args);
                 let method_name = &ix.ident;
                 let args: Vec<&syn::PatType> = ix.args.iter().map(|arg| &arg.raw_arg).collect();
                 let discriminator = {
-                    let name = generate_ix_variant_name(name.to_string());
+                    let name = generate_ix_variant_name(&name_str);
                     quote! { <instruction::#name as anchor_lang::Discriminator>::DISCRIMINATOR }
                 };
                 let ret_type = &ix.returns.ty.to_token_stream();
diff --git a/lang/syn/src/codegen/program/handlers.rs b/lang/syn/src/codegen/program/handlers.rs
index d7ec39b2bb..1eb6d0214f 100644
--- a/lang/syn/src/codegen/program/handlers.rs
+++ b/lang/syn/src/codegen/program/handlers.rs
@@ -97,11 +97,12 @@ pub fn generate(program: &Program) -> proc_macro2::TokenStream {
         .iter()
         .map(|ix| {
             let ix_arg_names: Vec<&syn::Ident> = ix.args.iter().map(|arg| &arg.name).collect();
-            let ix_name = generate_ix_variant_name(ix.raw_method.sig.ident.to_string());
             let ix_method_name = &ix.raw_method.sig.ident;
-            let anchor = &ix.anchor_ident;
-            let variant_arm = generate_ix_variant(ix.raw_method.sig.ident.to_string(), &ix.args);
+            let ix_method_name_str = ix_method_name.to_string();
+            let ix_name = generate_ix_variant_name(&ix_method_name_str);
+            let variant_arm = generate_ix_variant(&ix_method_name_str, &ix.args);
             let ix_name_log = format!("Instruction: {ix_name}");
+            let anchor = &ix.anchor_ident;
             let ret_type = &ix.returns.ty.to_token_stream();
             let cfgs = &ix.cfgs;
             let maybe_set_return_data = match ret_type.to_string().as_str() {