diff --git a/rocclr/device/devkernel.cpp b/rocclr/device/devkernel.cpp
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index c6f29a81b7..f3648197ed
--- a/rocclr/device/devkernel.cpp
+++ b/rocclr/device/devkernel.cpp
@@ -1305,7 +1305,7 @@ void Kernel::InitParameters(const amd_comgr_metadata_node_t kernelMD) {
     amd::KernelParameterDescriptor desc = {};
 
     amd_comgr_metadata_node_t argsNode;
-    amd_comgr_metadata_kind_t kind;
+    amd_comgr_metadata_kind_t kind = AMD_COMGR_METADATA_KIND_NULL;
     bool hsaArgsNode = false;
 
     status = amd::Comgr::index_list_metadata(argsMeta, i, &argsNode);
diff --git a/rocclr/device/devprogram.cpp b/rocclr/device/devprogram.cpp
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 3f904ff41e..4e9b904a69
--- a/rocclr/device/devprogram.cpp
+++ b/rocclr/device/devprogram.cpp
@@ -2644,7 +2644,7 @@ const bool Program::getLoweredNames(std::vector<std::string>* mangledNames) cons
   return true;
 
 #else
-  assert("No COMGR loaded");
+  assert(!"No COMGR loaded");
   return false;
 #endif
 }