diff --git a/source/glest_game/main/main.cpp b/source/glest_game/main/main.cpp
index 12cfac9af..4f4889ce6 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/main/main.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/main/main.cpp
@@ -103,7 +103,9 @@ static bool gameInitialized 					= false;
 
 static Program *mainProgram 					= NULL;
 static FileCRCPreCacheThread *preCacheThread	= NULL;
-//static string runtimeErrorMsg 					= "";
+#ifdef WIN32
+static string runtimeErrorMsg 					= "";
+#endif
 
 void cleanupCRCThread() {
 	if(preCacheThread != NULL) {
diff --git a/source/shared_lib/sources/platform/posix/socket.cpp b/source/shared_lib/sources/platform/posix/socket.cpp
index f226870d0..1b4c509c2 100644
--- a/source/shared_lib/sources/platform/posix/socket.cpp
+++ b/source/shared_lib/sources/platform/posix/socket.cpp
@@ -349,7 +349,6 @@ void Ip::Inet_NtoA(uint32 addr, char * ipbuf)
 }
 
 // convert a string represenation of an IP address into its numeric equivalent
-/*
 static uint32 Inet_AtoN(const char * buf)
 {
    // net_server inexplicably doesn't have this function; so I'll just fake it
@@ -369,7 +368,7 @@ static uint32 Inet_AtoN(const char * buf)
    }
    return ret;
 }
-*/
+
 /*
 static void PrintNetworkInterfaceInfos()
 {