diff --git a/src/common/preferencescmn.cpp b/src/common/preferencescmn.cpp
index 9649494332..cf9c5153ee 100644
--- a/src/common/preferencescmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/preferencescmn.cpp
@@ -33,14 +33,17 @@
 
 wxString wxStockPreferencesPage::GetName() const
 {
+    wxString name;
     switch ( m_kind )
     {
         case Kind_General:
-            return _("General");
+            name = _("General");
+            break;
         case Kind_Advanced:
-            return _("Advanced");
+            name = _("Advanced");
+            break;
     }
-    return wxString(); // silence compiler warning
+    return name;
 }
 
 wxPreferencesEditor::wxPreferencesEditor(const wxString& title)
diff --git a/src/unix/mediactrl.cpp b/src/unix/mediactrl.cpp
index 04e56382cc..f221692044 100644
--- a/src/unix/mediactrl.cpp
+++ b/src/unix/mediactrl.cpp
@@ -1470,10 +1470,7 @@ bool wxGStreamerMediaBackend::SetPosition(wxLongLong where)
 
 #   endif // GST_VERSION_MAJOR > 0 || GST_VERSION_MINOR >= 10
 
-    {
-        m_llPausedPos = where;
-        return true;
-    }
+    m_llPausedPos = where;
     return true;
 #endif //== 0.8.0
 }