diff --git a/src/xrt/compositor/main/comp_compositor.c b/src/xrt/compositor/main/comp_compositor.c
index d2ae3e9ba..f1ca2ad5f 100644
--- a/src/xrt/compositor/main/comp_compositor.c
+++ b/src/xrt/compositor/main/comp_compositor.c
@@ -1181,6 +1181,7 @@ comp_main_create_system_compositor(struct xrt_device *xdev,
 	struct u_pacing_app_factory *upaf = NULL;
 	xrt_result_t xret = u_pa_factory_create(&upaf);
 	assert(xret == XRT_SUCCESS && upaf != NULL);
+	(void)xret;
 
 	return comp_multi_create_system_compositor(&c->base.base, upaf, sys_info, !c->deferred_surface, out_xsysc);
 }
diff --git a/src/xrt/compositor/util/comp_swapchain.c b/src/xrt/compositor/util/comp_swapchain.c
index 8b9841a65..cce655b6c 100644
--- a/src/xrt/compositor/util/comp_swapchain.c
+++ b/src/xrt/compositor/util/comp_swapchain.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ swapchain_wait_image(struct xrt_swapchain *xsc, uint64_t timeout_ns, uint32_t in
 	VK_TRACE(sc->vk, "%p WAIT_IMAGE %d (use %d) start wait at: %" PRIu64 " (timeout at %" PRIu64 ")", (void *)sc,
 	         index, sc->images[index].use_count, start_wait_rt, end_wait_rt);
 
-	int ret;
+	int ret = 0;
 	while (sc->images[index].use_count > 0) {
 		// use pthread_cond_timedwait to implement timeout behavior
 		ret = pthread_cond_timedwait(&sc->images[index].use_cond, &sc->images[index].use_mutex.mutex, &spec);