diff --git a/CODING b/CODING
index 0881c98e38..6a1af05659 100644
--- a/CODING
+++ b/CODING
@@ -262,7 +262,6 @@ libadmin/kas/afs_kasAdmin.c: strict-proto : ubik_Call nonsense
 libadmin/samples/rxstat_query_peer.c : all : util_RPCStatsStateGet types
 libadmin/samples/rxstat_query_process.c : all : util_RPCStatsStateGet types
 libadmin/test/client.c : all         : util_RPCStatsStateGet types
-rxkad/ticket5.c	     : all	     : v5gen.c has set-but-unused variables
 ubik/ubikclient.c    : strict-protos : ubik_Call
 volser/vol-dump.c    : format        : afs_sfsize_t
 
diff --git a/src/rxkad/Makefile.in b/src/rxkad/Makefile.in
index 9ecf4e4b28..8f60b9e3d8 100644
--- a/src/rxkad/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/rxkad/Makefile.in
@@ -81,8 +81,6 @@ liboafs_rxkad.la: liboafs_rxkad.la.sym $(LT_objs) $(LT_deps)
 librxkad_pic.la: $(LT_objs)
 	$(LT_LDLIB_pic) $(LT_objs)
 
-CFLAGS_ticket5.lo = @CFLAGS_NOERROR@
-
 crc.lo: crc.c ${INCLS}
 crypt_conn.lo: crypt_conn.c fcrypt.h private_data.h ${INCLS}
 fcrypt.lo: fcrypt.c fcrypt.h sboxes.h rxkad.h rxkad_prototypes.h
diff --git a/src/rxkad/ticket5.c b/src/rxkad/ticket5.c
index 5a53163273..7b8eb5082d 100644
--- a/src/rxkad/ticket5.c
+++ b/src/rxkad/ticket5.c
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ tkt_DecodeTicket5(char *ticket, afs_int32 ticket_len,
     Ticket t5;			/* Must free */
     EncTicketPart decr_part;	/* Must free */
     int code;
-    size_t siz, plainsiz;
+    size_t siz, plainsiz = 0;
     int v5_serv_kvno;
     char *v5_comp0, *v5_comp1, *c;
     const struct krb_convert *p;
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ tkt_MakeTicket5(char *ticket, int *ticketLen, int enctype, int *kvno,
 {
     EncTicketPart data;
     EncryptedData encdata;
-    char *buf, *encodebuf;
+    unsigned char *buf, *encodebuf;
     size_t encodelen, allocsiz;
     heim_general_string carray[2];
     int code;
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ tkt_MakeTicket5(char *ticket, int *ticketLen, int enctype, int *kvno,
 	goto cleanup;
     }
     tl=*ticketLen;
-    code = encode_EncryptedData(ticket + *ticketLen - 1, *ticketLen, &encdata, &tl);
+    code = encode_EncryptedData((unsigned char *)ticket + *ticketLen - 1, *ticketLen, &encdata, &tl);
     if (code == 0) {
 	*kvno=RXKAD_TKT_TYPE_KERBEROS_V5_ENCPART_ONLY;
 	/*