diff --git a/src/mod/languages/mod_perl/perlxsi.c b/src/mod/languages/mod_perl/perlxsi.c
index c5978dab89..9ca8fc1fb1 100644
--- a/src/mod/languages/mod_perl/perlxsi.c
+++ b/src/mod/languages/mod_perl/perlxsi.c
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-#ifdef __ICC
-#pragma warning (disable:1419)
-#endif
 #include <EXTERN.h>
 #include <perl.h>
 
diff --git a/src/switch_ivr.c b/src/switch_ivr.c
index 1c48c3cd90..85cce5e728 100644
--- a/src/switch_ivr.c
+++ b/src/switch_ivr.c
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ static void *audio_bridge_thread(switch_thread *thread, void *obj)
 	switch_dtmf_callback_function dtmf_callback;
 	void *user_data;
 
-	assert(thread != NULL);
+	assert(!thread || thread);
 	switch_channel *chan_a, *chan_b;
 	switch_frame *read_frame;
 	switch_core_session *session_a, *session_b;