diff --git a/src/video/kmsdrm/SDL_kmsdrmvideo.c b/src/video/kmsdrm/SDL_kmsdrmvideo.c
index 861246e9a1d70..db7784265372e 100644
--- a/src/video/kmsdrm/SDL_kmsdrmvideo.c
+++ b/src/video/kmsdrm/SDL_kmsdrmvideo.c
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ static int get_driindex(void)
     int devindex = -1;
     DIR *folder;
     const char *hint;
+    struct dirent *res;
 
     hint = SDL_GetHint(SDL_HINT_KMSDRM_DEVICE_INDEX);
     if (hint && *hint) {
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ static int get_driindex(void)
 
     SDL_strlcpy(device + kmsdrm_dri_pathsize, kmsdrm_dri_devname,
                 sizeof(device) - kmsdrm_dri_devnamesize);
-    for (struct dirent *res; (res = readdir(folder));) {
+    while((res = readdir(folder)) != NULL) {
         if (SDL_memcmp(res->d_name, kmsdrm_dri_devname,
                        kmsdrm_dri_devnamesize) == 0) {
             SDL_strlcpy(device + kmsdrm_dri_pathsize + kmsdrm_dri_devnamesize,
diff --git a/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandevents.c b/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandevents.c
index 9f679ee82a958..fc9788643554e 100644
--- a/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandevents.c
+++ b/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandevents.c
@@ -2164,7 +2164,8 @@ static void data_device_handle_drop(void *data, struct wl_data_device *wl_data_d
                     char **paths = SDL_DBus_DocumentsPortalRetrieveFiles(buffer, &path_count);
                     /* If dropped files contain a directory the list is empty */
                     if (paths && path_count > 0) {
-                        for (int i = 0; i < path_count; i++) {
+                        int i;
+                        for (i = 0; i < path_count; i++) {
                             SDL_SendDropFile(data_device->dnd_window, NULL, paths[i]);
                         }
                         dbus->free_string_array(paths);