diff --git a/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/DisposerInfo.java b/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/DisposerInfo.java
index 9712660d82827..175bae52a50ea 100644
--- a/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/DisposerInfo.java
+++ b/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/DisposerInfo.java
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ Type getDisposedParameterType() {
     MethodParameterInfo initDisposedParam(MethodInfo disposerMethod) {
         List<MethodParameterInfo> disposedParams = new ArrayList<>();
         for (AnnotationInstance annotation : disposerMethod.annotations()) {
-            if (Kind.METHOD_PARAMETER.equals(annotation.target().kind()) && annotation.name().equals(DotNames.DISPOSES)) {
+            if (Kind.METHOD_PARAMETER == annotation.target().kind() && annotation.name().equals(DotNames.DISPOSES)) {
                 disposedParams.add(annotation.target().asMethodParameter());
             }
         }
diff --git a/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/ObserverInfo.java b/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/ObserverInfo.java
index 298109e92dbf1..b23b85a08b57b 100644
--- a/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/ObserverInfo.java
+++ b/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/ObserverInfo.java
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 package io.quarkus.arc.processor;
 
+import static io.quarkus.arc.processor.Annotations.find;
+import static io.quarkus.arc.processor.Annotations.getParameterAnnotations;
+
 import io.quarkus.arc.processor.BuildExtension.BuildContext;
 import io.quarkus.arc.processor.ObserverTransformer.ObserverTransformation;
 import io.quarkus.arc.processor.ObserverTransformer.TransformationContext;
@@ -36,9 +39,11 @@ public class ObserverInfo implements InjectionTargetInfo {
     static ObserverInfo create(BeanInfo declaringBean, MethodInfo observerMethod, Injection injection, boolean isAsync,
             List<ObserverTransformer> transformers, BuildContext buildContext, boolean jtaCapabilities) {
         MethodParameterInfo eventParameter = initEventParam(observerMethod, declaringBean.getDeployment());
-        AnnotationInstance priorityAnnotation = observerMethod.annotation(DotNames.PRIORITY);
+        AnnotationInstance priorityAnnotation = find(
+                getParameterAnnotations(declaringBean.getDeployment(), observerMethod, eventParameter.position()),
+                DotNames.PRIORITY);
         Integer priority;
-        if (priorityAnnotation != null && priorityAnnotation.target().equals(eventParameter)) {
+        if (priorityAnnotation != null) {
             priority = priorityAnnotation.value().asInt();
         } else {
             priority = ObserverMethod.DEFAULT_PRIORITY;
@@ -285,10 +290,9 @@ static TransactionPhase initTransactionPhase(boolean isAsync, BeanDeployment bea
     static Set<AnnotationInstance> initQualifiers(BeanDeployment beanDeployment, MethodInfo observerMethod,
             MethodParameterInfo eventParameter) {
         Set<AnnotationInstance> qualifiers = new HashSet<>();
-        for (AnnotationInstance annotation : beanDeployment.getAnnotations(observerMethod)) {
-            if (annotation.target().equals(eventParameter)) {
-                beanDeployment.extractQualifiers(annotation).forEach(qualifiers::add);
-            }
+        for (AnnotationInstance annotation : getParameterAnnotations(beanDeployment, observerMethod,
+                eventParameter.position())) {
+            beanDeployment.extractQualifiers(annotation).forEach(qualifiers::add);
         }
         return qualifiers;
     }