diff --git a/src/kits/interface/ScrollBar.cpp b/src/kits/interface/ScrollBar.cpp
index 288f3c47ac..e5177ca479 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/ScrollBar.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/ScrollBar.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ BScrollBar::BScrollBar(BRect frame,const char *name,BView *target,float min,
 	privatedata=new BScrollBarPrivateData;
 	privatedata->thumbframe=Bounds();
 
-	if(!fTarget)
+	if(fTarget)
 	{
 		fTargetName=new char[strlen(fTarget->Name()+1)];
 		strcpy(fTargetName,target->Name());
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ void BScrollBar::GetPreferredSize(float *width, float *height)
 {
 }
 
-void BScrollBar::MakeFocus(bool state = true)
+void BScrollBar::MakeFocus(bool state)
 {
 	if(fTarget)
 		fTarget->MakeFocus(state);
diff --git a/src/kits/interface/StringView.cpp b/src/kits/interface/StringView.cpp
index eba8b85c52..c0846375ae 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/StringView.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/StringView.cpp
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ BHandler* BStringView::ResolveSpecifier(BMessage* msg, int32 index,
 	return NULL;
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void BStringView::MakeFocus(bool state = true)
+void BStringView::MakeFocus(bool state)
 {
 	BView::MakeFocus(state);
 }
diff --git a/src/kits/interface/TextControl.cpp b/src/kits/interface/TextControl.cpp
index c0147c0aba..1738611e5d 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/TextControl.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/TextControl.cpp
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ BArchivable* BTextControl::Instantiate(BMessage* data)
 	return new BTextControl(data);
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-status_t BTextControl::Archive(BMessage* data, bool deep = true) const
+status_t BTextControl::Archive(BMessage* data, bool deep) const
 {
 	// TODO: compare against original version and finish
 	status_t err = BView::Archive(data, deep);
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ void BTextControl::MouseDown(BPoint where)
 		MakeFocus(true);
 	}
 }
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void BTextControl::AttachedToWindow()
 {
 	BControl::AttachedToWindow();
@@ -295,7 +296,8 @@ void BTextControl::AttachedToWindow()
 	ResizeTo(Bounds().Width(), h);
 	fText->ResizeTo(fText->Bounds().Width(), h);
 }
-void BTextControl::MakeFocus(bool state = true)
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void BTextControl::MakeFocus(bool state)
 {
 	if (IsEnabled())
 	{