diff --git a/src/defaults.c b/src/defaults.c
index d7fbb605..ba789d34 100644
--- a/src/defaults.c
+++ b/src/defaults.c
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ static Bool
 fixupCachedPixmapsPaths(WMPropList *dict)
 {
     WMPropList *allApps, *app, *props, *iconkey, *icon, *newicon;
-    char *path, *fixedpath, *ptr, *search, *replace;
+    char *path, *fixedpath, *ptr, *search;
     int i, len, slen;
     Bool changed = False;
 
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index b61ad70e..6441c8d7 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ check_defaults()
 static void
 inotifyWatchConfig()
 {
-    char *watchPath;
+    char *watchPath = NULL;
     inotifyFD = inotify_init(); /* Initialise an inotify instance */
     if (inotifyFD < 0) {
          wwarning(_("could not initialise an inotify instance."
diff --git a/src/startup.c b/src/startup.c
index af0c8e30..9f75b4ab 100644
--- a/src/startup.c
+++ b/src/startup.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <X11/Xlib.h>
+#include <X11/Xresource.h>
 #include <X11/Xutil.h>
 #include <X11/cursorfont.h>
 #include <X11/Xproto.h>