diff --git a/bochs/bxthread.h b/bochs/bxthread.h
index 4a3a16716..1b54f9f07 100644
--- a/bochs/bxthread.h
+++ b/bochs/bxthread.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include <SDL_timer.h>
 #include <SDL_thread.h>
 
-#define BX_THREAD_VAR(name) SDL_Thread* (name) = NULL
+#define BX_THREAD_VAR(name) SDL_Thread* name = NULL
 #define BX_THREAD_FUNC(name,arg) static int name(void* arg)
 #define BX_THREAD_EXIT return 0
 #if BX_WITH_SDL2
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 #endif
 #define BX_LOCK(mutex) SDL_LockMutex(mutex)
 #define BX_UNLOCK(mutex) SDL_UnlockMutex(mutex)
-#define BX_MUTEX(mutex) SDL_mutex (*mutex)
+#define BX_MUTEX(mutex) SDL_mutex *mutex
 #define BX_INIT_MUTEX(mutex) mutex = SDL_CreateMutex()
 #define BX_FINI_MUTEX(mutex) SDL_DestroyMutex(mutex)
 #define BX_MSLEEP(val) SDL_Delay(val)
diff --git a/bochs/gui/win32_enh_dbg_osdep.cc b/bochs/gui/win32_enh_dbg_osdep.cc
index 54b0a8706..be58f11e7 100644
--- a/bochs/gui/win32_enh_dbg_osdep.cc
+++ b/bochs/gui/win32_enh_dbg_osdep.cc
@@ -1269,14 +1269,14 @@ LRESULT CALLBACK B_WP(HWND hh,UINT mm,WPARAM ww,LPARAM ll)
             DefFont = (HFONT)GetStockObject(DEFAULT_GUI_FONT);
 
             // Register Window
-            char* txt0[] = {"Reg Name","Hex Value","Decimal"};
-            LV_COLUMN lvc = {LVCF_SUBITEM | LVCF_TEXT,LVCFMT_LEFT,0,txt0[0]};
+            const char* txt0[] = {"Reg Name","Hex Value","Decimal"};
+            LV_COLUMN lvc = {LVCF_SUBITEM | LVCF_TEXT,LVCFMT_LEFT,0, (char*)txt0[0]};
             hL[REG_WND] = CreateWindowEx(0,"sLV","",LVStyle[0],0,0,100,100,hh,(HMENU)1001,GetModuleHandle(0),0);
             // Note; WM_CREATE only happens once, so don't bother eliminating these SendMessage macros
             ListView_InsertColumn(hL[REG_WND],0,&lvc);
-            lvc.pszText = txt0[1];
+            lvc.pszText = (char*)txt0[1];
             ListView_InsertColumn(hL[REG_WND],1,&lvc);
-            lvc.pszText = txt0[2];
+            lvc.pszText = (char*)txt0[2];
             ListView_InsertColumn(hL[REG_WND],2,&lvc);
 
             // Enable the groupID's for the register window
@@ -1310,13 +1310,13 @@ LRESULT CALLBACK B_WP(HWND hh,UINT mm,WPARAM ww,LPARAM ll)
             // Asm Window
             hL[ASM_WND] = CreateWindowEx(0,"sLV","",LVStyle[1] | WS_BORDER,0,0,1,1,hh,(HMENU)1000,GetModuleHandle(0),0);
             CurCenterList = 1;          // ASM window starts with the border
-            char* txt3[] = {"L.Address","Bytes","Mnemonic"};
+            const char* txt3[] = {"L.Address","Bytes","Mnemonic"};
 
-            lvc.pszText = txt3[0];
+            lvc.pszText = (char*)txt3[0];
             ListView_InsertColumn(hL[ASM_WND],0,&lvc);
-            lvc.pszText = txt3[1];
+            lvc.pszText = (char*)txt3[1];
             ListView_InsertColumn(hL[ASM_WND],1,&lvc);
-            lvc.pszText = txt3[2];
+            lvc.pszText = (char*)txt3[2];
             ListView_InsertColumn(hL[ASM_WND],2,&lvc);
 //          SendMessage(hL[ASM_WND], LVM_SETEXTENDEDLISTVIEWSTYLE, LVS_EX_FULLROWSELECT | LVS_EX_DOUBLEBUFFER,
 //              LVS_EX_FULLROWSELECT | LVS_EX_DOUBLEBUFFER);