2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/pp.c b/pp.c
index e3773b229e..ca4f61d4cb 100644
--- a/pp.c
+++ b/pp.c
@@ -1493,7 +1493,7 @@ PP(pp_repeat)
 		if (len > ((MEM_SIZE)~0)/count)
 		     Perl_croak(aTHX_ oom_string_extend);
 	        MEM_WRAP_CHECK_1(max, char, oom_string_extend);
-		SvGROW(TARG, (count * len) + 1);
+		SvGROW(TARG, max + 1);
 		repeatcpy(SvPVX(TARG) + len, SvPVX(TARG), len, count - 1);
 		SvCUR_set(TARG, SvCUR(TARG) * count);
 	    }
diff --git a/pp_sys.c b/pp_sys.c
index 135ae01616..c127b64fdb 100644
--- a/pp_sys.c
+++ b/pp_sys.c
@@ -1702,7 +1702,7 @@ PP(pp_sysread)
 	SvCUR_set(bufsv, offset);
 
 	read_target = sv_newmortal();
-	SvUPGRADE(read_target, SVt_PV);
+	(void)SvUPGRADE(read_target, SVt_PV);
 	buffer = SvGROW(read_target, (STRLEN)(length + 1));
     }