diff --git a/build_gateway.inc b/build_gateway.inc
index 7e65ff5e3..99d2992a0 100644
--- a/build_gateway.inc
+++ b/build_gateway.inc
@@ -29,4 +29,5 @@ ROOT_PATH := /home/mriddoch/Repository/maxscale
 # specifically here
 ifndef $(MARIADB_SRC_PATH)
        MARIADB_SRC_PATH := /packages/mariadb-5.5.25
+       MARIADB_SRC_PATH :=  /home/mpinto/mariadb-5.5.34/
 endif
diff --git a/server/core/gateway.c b/server/core/gateway.c
index ec9add3a6..6c5174054 100644
--- a/server/core/gateway.c
+++ b/server/core/gateway.c
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
                 /**
                  * 1. Resolve config file location from command-line argument.
                  */
-                if ((r = strncmp(argv[n], "-c", 2)) == 0)
+                if (strncmp(argv[n], "-c", 2) == 0)
                 {
 			if (argv[n][2] != 0)
 				cnf_file = &argv[n][2];