diff --git a/src/input/mpegts/linuxdvb/linuxdvb_frontend.c b/src/input/mpegts/linuxdvb/linuxdvb_frontend.c
index 187fc718..13d9b4a5 100644
--- a/src/input/mpegts/linuxdvb/linuxdvb_frontend.c
+++ b/src/input/mpegts/linuxdvb/linuxdvb_frontend.c
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ linuxdvb_frontend_monitor ( void *aux )
   signal_status_t sigstat;
   streaming_message_t sm;
   service_t *s;
-  int logit;
+  int logit = 0;
 #if DVB_VER_ATLEAST(5,10)
   struct dtv_property fe_properties[6];
   struct dtv_properties dtv_prop;
diff --git a/src/tvhlog.h b/src/tvhlog.h
index 90c19d63..de87e995 100644
--- a/src/tvhlog.h
+++ b/src/tvhlog.h
@@ -68,8 +68,9 @@ void _tvhlog_hexdump   ( const char *file, int line,
 static inline void tvhlog_limit_reset ( tvhlog_limit_t *limit )
   { limit->last = 0; limit->count = 0; }
 static inline int tvhlog_limit ( tvhlog_limit_t *limit, uint32_t delay )
-  { time_t t = dispatch_clock; int res = limit->last + delay < t;
-    limit->count++; limit->last = t; return res; }
+  { time_t t = dispatch_clock; limit->count++;
+    if (limit->last + delay < t) { limit->last = t; return 1; }
+    return 0; }
 
 
 /* Options */