diff --git a/ogg123/flac_format.c b/ogg123/flac_format.c
index 19bd5016..c44466ad 100644
--- a/ogg123/flac_format.c
+++ b/ogg123/flac_format.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ void print_flac_comments (FLAC__StreamMetadata_VorbisComment *f_comments,
       temp = realloc(temp, sizeof(char) * temp_len);
     }
 
-    strncpy(temp, f_comments->comments[i].entry, 
+    strncpy(temp, (char *)f_comments->comments[i].entry,
 	    f_comments->comments[i].length);
     temp[f_comments->comments[i].length] = '\0';
 
diff --git a/ogg123/ogg123.c b/ogg123/ogg123.c
index 4692955e..a70be1fe 100644
--- a/ogg123/ogg123.c
+++ b/ogg123/ogg123.c
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ void play (char *source_string)
 	
 	if (nthc-- == 0) {
           if (audio_buffer) {
-            if (!buffer_submit_data(audio_buffer, convbuffer, ret)) {
+            if (!buffer_submit_data(audio_buffer, (char *)convbuffer, ret)) {
               status_error(_("ERROR: buffer write failed.\n"));
               eof = eos = 1;
               break;
diff --git a/oggenc/flac.c b/oggenc/flac.c
index 2992e825..51a89754 100644
--- a/oggenc/flac.c
+++ b/oggenc/flac.c
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ void copy_comments (vorbis_comment *v_comments, FLAC__StreamMetadata_VorbisComme
     {
         char *comment = malloc(f_comments->comments[i].length + 1);
         memset(comment, '\0', f_comments->comments[i].length + 1);
-        strncpy(comment, f_comments->comments[i].entry, f_comments->comments[i].length);
+        strncpy(comment, (char *)f_comments->comments[i].entry, f_comments->comments[i].length);
         vorbis_comment_add(v_comments, comment);
         free(comment);
     }
diff --git a/ogginfo/ogginfo2.c b/ogginfo/ogginfo2.c
index f32d4d97..19d093a2 100644
--- a/ogginfo/ogginfo2.c
+++ b/ogginfo/ogginfo2.c
@@ -970,7 +970,9 @@ static void vorbis_start(stream_processor *stream)
 
 static void kate_start(stream_processor *stream)
 {
+#ifdef HAVE_KATE
     misc_kate_info *info;
+#endif
 
     stream->type = "kate";
     stream->process_page = kate_process;
@@ -978,9 +980,9 @@ static void kate_start(stream_processor *stream)
 
     stream->data = calloc(1, sizeof(misc_kate_info));
 
+#ifdef HAVE_KATE
     info = stream->data;
 
-#ifdef HAVE_KATE
     kate_comment_init(&info->kc);
     kate_info_init(&info->ki);
 #endif