diff --git a/src/3rdparty/getopt/getopt.h b/src/3rdparty/getopt/getopt.h
index bcbff179..79b85a87 100644
--- a/src/3rdparty/getopt/getopt.h
+++ b/src/3rdparty/getopt/getopt.h
@@ -109,11 +109,7 @@ char    *optarg;		/* argument associated with option */
 extern char __declspec(dllimport) *__progname;
 #endif
 
-#ifdef __CYGWIN__
 static char EMSG[] = "";
-#else
-#define	EMSG		""
-#endif
 
 static int getopt_internal(int, char * const *, const char *,
 			   const struct option *, int *, int);
diff --git a/src/base/kernel/Process.cpp b/src/base/kernel/Process.cpp
index 173fc2aa..5e95e3c3 100644
--- a/src/base/kernel/Process.cpp
+++ b/src/base/kernel/Process.cpp
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ xmrig::String xmrig::Process::exepath()
 {
     size_t size = sizeof(pathBuf);
 
-    return uv_exepath(pathBuf, &size) < 0 ? "" : String(pathBuf, size);
+    return uv_exepath(pathBuf, &size) < 0 ? String("") : String(pathBuf, size);
 }