diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 1ffd71298..3a132a601 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2008-10-14 Dietmar Warning
+ * src/main.c, src/misc/util.c polish to prevent warnings
+
 2008-10-11 Holger Vogt
  * /frontend/resource.c line 41 correct __MINGW32__
    /ciderlib/input/options.c renamed to optionsc.c to avoid double options.obj in VC++ 2008
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 2c574a86e..fe0b2e700 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -1132,4 +1132,4 @@ evl:
 #endif /* ~ SIMULATOR */
 
     return sp_shutdown(EXIT_NORMAL);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/misc/util.c b/src/misc/util.c
index a4cbac32d..d2c9bc382 100644
--- a/src/misc/util.c
+++ b/src/misc/util.c
@@ -217,9 +217,9 @@ dirname(const char *name)
     len = strlen(name);
     p = &name[len - 1];
 
-    if (*p == '/') p--;  // skip the trailing /
+    if (*p == '/') p--;  /* skip the trailing / */
 
-    if (*p == '\\') p--;  // skip the trailing \
+    if (*p == '\\') p--; /* skip the trailing \ */
 
     while (p != name && *p != '/' && *p != '\\') p--;
 
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ dirname(const char *name)
     len = strlen(name);
     p = &name[len - 1];
 
-    if (*p == '/') p--;  // skip the trailing /
+    if (*p == '/') p--;  /* skip the trailing / */
 
     while (p != name && *p != '/') p--;