diff --git a/src/openvpn/push.c b/src/openvpn/push.c
index 54e53f6a..8e962719 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/push.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/push.c
@@ -713,7 +713,6 @@ send_push_options(struct context *c, struct buffer *buf,
 {
     struct push_entry *e = push_list->head;
 
-    e = push_list->head;
     while (e)
     {
         if (e->enable)
diff --git a/src/openvpn/tun.c b/src/openvpn/tun.c
index 2320e8b1..df10dbd2 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/tun.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/tun.c
@@ -4337,7 +4337,6 @@ get_unspecified_device_guid(const int device_number,
                             struct gc_arena *gc)
 {
     const struct tap_reg *tap_reg = tap_reg_src;
-    struct buffer ret = clear_buf();
     struct buffer actual = clear_buf();
     int i;
 
@@ -4381,7 +4380,7 @@ get_unspecified_device_guid(const int device_number,
     }
 
     /* Save GUID for return value */
-    ret = alloc_buf_gc(256, gc);
+    struct buffer ret = alloc_buf_gc(256, gc);
     buf_printf(&ret, "%s", tap_reg->guid);
     if (windows_driver != NULL)
     {