diff --git a/src/apps/debugger/user_interface/gui/team_window/VariablesView.cpp b/src/apps/debugger/user_interface/gui/team_window/VariablesView.cpp
index cc032b9f5c..9f0bbd01e9 100644
--- a/src/apps/debugger/user_interface/gui/team_window/VariablesView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/debugger/user_interface/gui/team_window/VariablesView.cpp
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ public:
 
 	bool FinishMenu(bool force)
 	{
-		bool stillActive;
+		bool stillActive = false;
 
 		if (fMenuPreparedToShow) {
 			stillActive = fRendererSettingsMenu->Finish(fParentLooper, force);
diff --git a/src/apps/debugger/value/value_nodes/CompoundValueNode.h b/src/apps/debugger/value/value_nodes/CompoundValueNode.h
index 3c556e4611..891a07a22e 100644
--- a/src/apps/debugger/value/value_nodes/CompoundValueNode.h
+++ b/src/apps/debugger/value/value_nodes/CompoundValueNode.h
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ private:
 			class BaseTypeChild;
 			class MemberChild;
 
+			// for GCC2
+			friend class BaseTypeChild;
+			friend class MemberChild;
+
 			typedef BObjectList<Child> ChildList;
 
 private: