diff --git a/libr/cons/cons.c b/libr/cons/cons.c
index 4c06714cd7..7aa64f9184 100644
--- a/libr/cons/cons.c
+++ b/libr/cons/cons.c
@@ -772,13 +772,12 @@ R_API void r_cons_print_clear(void) {
 }
 
 R_API void r_cons_fill_line(void) {
-	char *p, white[1024];
+	char white[1024];
 	int cols = I->columns - 1;
 	if (cols < 1) {
 		return;
 	}
-	p = (cols >= sizeof (white))
-		?  malloc (cols + 1): white;
+	char *p = (cols >= sizeof (white))?  malloc (cols + 1): white;
 	if (p) {
 		memset (p, ' ', cols);
 		p[cols] = 0;
diff --git a/shlr/bochs/src/libbochs.c b/shlr/bochs/src/libbochs.c
index 8cb84700cf..209824813d 100644
--- a/shlr/bochs/src/libbochs.c
+++ b/shlr/bochs/src/libbochs.c
@@ -60,8 +60,13 @@ bool bochs_cmd_stop(libbochs_t * b) {
 	};
 	hKernel = GetModuleHandle (TEXT ("kernel32"));
 	FARPROC apiOffset = (FARPROC)GetProcAddress (hKernel, "GenerateConsoleCtrlEvent");
-	*((DWORD *)&buffer[20]) = (DWORD *)(size_t)apiOffset; // XXX
-	ExitCode = RunRemoteThread_(b, (const ut8*)&buffer, 0x1Eu, 0, &ExitCode) && ExitCode;
+#if sizeof(DWORD) == 4
+	*((DWORD *)&buffer[20]) = (DWORD)(size_t)apiOffset;
+#else
+#warning this bochs shellcode is 32bit only
+	*((DWORD *)&buffer[20]) = 0;
+#endif
+	ExitCode = RunRemoteThread_ (b, (const ut8*)&buffer, 0x1Eu, 0, &ExitCode) && ExitCode;
 	return ExitCode;
 #else
 	return 0;