diff --git a/source/blender/render/intern/raytrace/rayobject.cpp b/source/blender/render/intern/raytrace/rayobject.cpp
index a85a3255a7b..19e41b0f92a 100644
--- a/source/blender/render/intern/raytrace/rayobject.cpp
+++ b/source/blender/render/intern/raytrace/rayobject.cpp
@@ -450,6 +450,7 @@ int RE_rayobject_intersect(RayObject *r, Isect *i)
 		return r->api->raycast( r, i );
 	}
 	else assert(0);
+    return 0; /* wont reach this, quiet compilers */
 }
 
 void RE_rayobject_add(RayObject *r, RayObject *o)
diff --git a/source/blender/render/intern/source/convertblender.c b/source/blender/render/intern/source/convertblender.c
index 61fcb7e08f2..df0271d880a 100644
--- a/source/blender/render/intern/source/convertblender.c
+++ b/source/blender/render/intern/source/convertblender.c
@@ -2627,7 +2627,7 @@ static void init_render_dm(DerivedMesh *dm, Render *re, ObjectRen *obr,
 	int a, a1, end, totvert, vertofs;
 	VertRen *ver;
 	VlakRen *vlr;
-	Curve *cu;
+	Curve *cu= NULL;
 	MVert *mvert = NULL;
 	MFace *mface;
 	Material *ma;