diff --git a/src/tailhead.cc b/src/tailhead.cc
index 86df7eb08..2572ca6ad 100644
--- a/src/tailhead.cc
+++ b/src/tailhead.cc
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ static void print_tailhead(const char *type, struct text_object *obj, char *p,
               endofstring = strlen(p);
             }
           } else if (strcmp(type, "tail") == 0) {
-            fseek(fp, -p_max_size, SEEK_END);
+            fseek(fp, (long) -p_max_size, SEEK_END);
             i = fread(p, 1, p_max_size - 1, fp);
             tailstring(p, i, ht->wantedlines);
           } else {
diff --git a/src/x11.h b/src/x11.h
index 69905435d..5c7e1e0f4 100644
--- a/src/x11.h
+++ b/src/x11.h
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ class own_window_setting : public conky::simple_config_setting<bool> {
   own_window_setting() : Base("own_window", false, false) {}
 };
 
+#ifdef BUILD_XDBE
 class use_xdbe_setting : public conky::simple_config_setting<bool> {
   typedef conky::simple_config_setting<bool> Base;
 
@@ -180,6 +181,7 @@ class use_xdbe_setting : public conky::simple_config_setting<bool> {
   use_xdbe_setting() : Base("double_buffer", false, false) {}
 };
 
+#else
 class use_xpmdb_setting : public conky::simple_config_setting<bool> {
   typedef conky::simple_config_setting<bool> Base;
 
@@ -191,6 +193,7 @@ class use_xpmdb_setting : public conky::simple_config_setting<bool> {
  public:
   use_xpmdb_setting() : Base("double_buffer", false, false) {}
 };
+#endif
 
 struct colour_traits {
   static const lua::Type type = lua::TSTRING;