diff --git a/lib/src/clixon_xpath_ctx.c b/lib/src/clixon_xpath_ctx.c
index 39221a37..721df45c 100644
--- a/lib/src/clixon_xpath_ctx.c
+++ b/lib/src/clixon_xpath_ctx.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ ctx_print(cbuf   *cb,
 int
 ctx2boolean(xp_ctx *xc)
 {
-    int b;
+    int b = -1;
     switch (xc->xc_type){
     case XT_NODESET:
 	b = (xc->xc_size != 0);
diff --git a/util/Makefile.in b/util/Makefile.in
index a17db716..d8961628 100644
--- a/util/Makefile.in
+++ b/util/Makefile.in
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ LIBS    	= @LIBS@
 
 CPPFLAGS  	= @CPPFLAGS@
 
-INCLUDES = -I. @INCLUDES@ -I$(top_srcdir)/lib -I$(top_srcdir)/include -I$(top_srcdir)
+INCLUDES = -I. @INCLUDES@ -I$(top_srcdir)/lib -I$(top_srcdir)/include
 
 MYLIB        = ../lib/src/libclixon$(SH_SUFFIX).$(CLIXON_MAJOR).$(CLIXON_MINOR)
 
diff --git a/util/clixon_util_xpath.c b/util/clixon_util_xpath.c
index 5daccb14..2ee8d2e8 100644
--- a/util/clixon_util_xpath.c
+++ b/util/clixon_util_xpath.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
     char       *xpath0 = NULL;
     char       *filename;
     xp_ctx     *xc = NULL;
-    cbuf       *cb;
+    cbuf       *cb = NULL;
     
     clicon_log_init("xpath", LOG_DEBUG, CLICON_LOG_STDERR); 
     optind = 1;