diff --git a/Modules/_cursesmodule.c b/Modules/_cursesmodule.c
index a92cc8e..c7d3778 100644
--- a/Modules/_cursesmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/_cursesmodule.c
@@ -1806,7 +1806,8 @@
 static PyObject *
 PyCurses_getsyx(PyObject *self)
 {
-  int x,y;
+  int x = 0;
+  int y = 0;
 
   PyCursesInitialised
 
diff --git a/Modules/main.c b/Modules/main.c
index 8352e66..22794da 100644
--- a/Modules/main.c
+++ b/Modules/main.c
@@ -131,9 +131,9 @@
 	if (exitcode)
 		fprintf(f, "Try `python -h' for more information.\n");
 	else {
-		fprintf(f, usage_1);
-		fprintf(f, usage_2);
-		fprintf(f, usage_3);
+		fputs(usage_1, f);
+		fputs(usage_2, f);
+		fputs(usage_3, f);
 		fprintf(f, usage_4, DELIM);
 		fprintf(f, usage_5, DELIM, PYTHONHOMEHELP);
 	}