diff --git a/dumpcap.c b/dumpcap.c
index a359667e93..3cfeeab994 100644
--- a/dumpcap.c
+++ b/dumpcap.c
@@ -1693,7 +1693,9 @@ capture_loop_open_output(capture_options *capture_opts, int *save_file_fd,
   char tmpname[128+1];
   gchar *capfile_name;
   gboolean is_tempfile;
-
+#ifndef _WIN32
+  int ret;
+#endif
 
   g_log(LOG_DOMAIN_CAPTURE_CHILD, G_LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG, "capture_loop_open_output: %s",
       (capture_opts->save_file) ? capture_opts->save_file : "");
@@ -1775,7 +1777,7 @@ capture_loop_open_output(capture_options *capture_opts, int *save_file_fd,
   /* capture_opts.save_file is "g_free"ed later, which is equivalent to
      "g_free(capfile_name)". */
 #ifndef _WIN32
-  fchown(*save_file_fd, capture_opts->owner, capture_opts->group);
+  ret = fchown(*save_file_fd, capture_opts->owner, capture_opts->group);
 #endif
 
   return TRUE;
diff --git a/randpkt.c b/randpkt.c
index ab88c2c907..c8545fd870 100644
--- a/randpkt.c
+++ b/randpkt.c
@@ -615,6 +615,7 @@ seed(void)
 #if defined(linux)
 	/* Okay, I should use #ifdef HAVE_DEV_RANDOM, but this is a quick hack */
 	int 		fd;
+	int 		ret;
 
 	fd = open("/dev/random", O_RDONLY);
 	if (fd < 0) {
@@ -622,7 +623,7 @@ seed(void)
 		exit(0);
 	}
 
-	read(fd, &randomness, sizeof(randomness));
+	ret = read(fd, &randomness, sizeof(randomness));
 #else
 	time_t now;