diff --git a/source/blender/render/intern/raytrace/svbvh.h b/source/blender/render/intern/raytrace/svbvh.h
index 5837d51d3d4..0303740ee9d 100644
--- a/source/blender/render/intern/raytrace/svbvh.h
+++ b/source/blender/render/intern/raytrace/svbvh.h
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ inline void bvh_node_push_childs<SVBVHNode>(SVBVHNode *node, Isect *isec, SVBVHN
 }
 
 template<>
-void bvh_node_merge_bb<SVBVHNode>(SVBVHNode *node, float *min, float *max)
+static void bvh_node_merge_bb<SVBVHNode>(SVBVHNode *node, float *min, float *max)
 {
 	if(is_leaf(node))
 	{
diff --git a/source/blender/render/intern/source/rayshade.c b/source/blender/render/intern/source/rayshade.c
index 8c0920a93fa..7886e237c97 100644
--- a/source/blender/render/intern/source/rayshade.c
+++ b/source/blender/render/intern/source/rayshade.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ RayObject*  RE_rayobject_create(Render *re, int type, int size)
 }
 
 #ifdef RE_RAYCOUNTER
-RayCounter re_rc_counter[BLENDER_MAX_THREADS] = {0};
+RayCounter re_rc_counter[BLENDER_MAX_THREADS];
 #endif
 
 
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ void freeraytree(Render *re)
 	
 #ifdef RE_RAYCOUNTER
 	{
-		RayCounter sum = {0};
+		RayCounter sum;
 		int i;
 		for(i=0; i<BLENDER_MAX_THREADS; i++)
 			RE_RC_MERGE(&sum, re_rc_counter+i);