diff --git a/demos/poem/wxpoem.cpp b/demos/poem/wxpoem.cpp
index 9f24e2566a..f75ec1c397 100644
--- a/demos/poem/wxpoem.cpp
+++ b/demos/poem/wxpoem.cpp
@@ -856,6 +856,7 @@ long MainWindow::DoSearch(void)
         previous_poem_start = -1;
     }
 
+    buf[0] = 0;
     if (data_filename)
         wxSprintf(buf, wxT("%s.dat"), data_filename);
 
@@ -942,6 +943,7 @@ bool Compile(void)
     int ch;
     wxChar buf[100];
 
+    buf[0] = 0;
     if (data_filename)
         wxSprintf(buf, wxT("%s.dat"), data_filename);
 
@@ -974,6 +976,7 @@ bool Compile(void)
     } while (ch != EOF);
     fclose(file);
 
+    buf[0] = 0;
     if (index_filename)
       wxSprintf(buf, wxT("%s.idx"), index_filename);
 
diff --git a/src/qt/cursor.cpp b/src/qt/cursor.cpp
index 0acde39f70..fa884271da 100644
--- a/src/qt/cursor.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/cursor.cpp
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ void wxCursor::InitFromStock( wxStockCursor cursorId )
 */
     default:
         wxFAIL_MSG(wxT("unsupported cursor type"));
-        // will use the standard one
+        qt_cur = Qt::ArrowCursor;
         break;
     }