diff --git a/src/mem/packet.hh b/src/mem/packet.hh
index 15f605ca7..a4c003e8b 100644
--- a/src/mem/packet.hh
+++ b/src/mem/packet.hh
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include <cassert>
 #include <list>
 
+#include "base/compiler.hh"
 #include "base/misc.hh"
 #include "mem/request.hh"
 #include "sim/host.hh"
diff --git a/src/unittest/cprintftest.cc b/src/unittest/cprintftest.cc
index a454be05e..7fb10375c 100644
--- a/src/unittest/cprintftest.cc
+++ b/src/unittest/cprintftest.cc
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ using namespace std;
 int
 main()
 {
-    char foo[9];
+    char foo[] = "foo";
     cprintf("%s\n", foo);
 
     cprintf("%d\n", 'A');