diff --git a/socketlib.c b/socketlib.c
index 82e63e81..9efdf221 100644
--- a/socketlib.c
+++ b/socketlib.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ void delay(long pMillisecs, struct timeval *pRes)
   select(0,NULL,NULL,NULL,pRes);
 }
 
-int getCorrectedEncodeSize(int pSize)
+static int getCorrectedEncodeSize(int pSize)
 {
   if(pSize % 4 == 0)
   {
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ char *encode_base64(unsigned char *input, int length)
   b64 = BIO_push(b64, bmem);
 
   BIO_write(b64, input, length);
-  BIO_flush(b64);
+  (void)BIO_flush(b64);
   BIO_get_mem_ptr(b64, &bptr);
 
   char *buff = (char *)malloc(bptr->length);