diff --git a/src/cmdlib.cpp b/src/cmdlib.cpp
index 3ece462b4a..686c5870a3 100644
--- a/src/cmdlib.cpp
+++ b/src/cmdlib.cpp
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ void CreatePath(const char * fn)
 
 int strbin (char *str)
 {
-	char *start;
+	char *start = str;
 	char *p = str, c;
 	int i;
 
diff --git a/src/r_draw.cpp b/src/r_draw.cpp
index e7593f5324..3f91a63c10 100644
--- a/src/r_draw.cpp
+++ b/src/r_draw.cpp
@@ -2355,7 +2355,7 @@ bool R_GetTransMaskDrawers (fixed_t (**tmvline1)(), void (**tmvline4)())
 //
 //==========================================================================
 
-bool FRenderStyle::IsVisible(fixed_t alpha) const
+bool FRenderStyle::IsVisible(fixed_t alpha) const throw()
 {
 	if (BlendOp == STYLEOP_None)
 	{