diff --git a/apache2/msc_pcre.c b/apache2/msc_pcre.c
index 6f1a9a18..693f02b6 100644
--- a/apache2/msc_pcre.c
+++ b/apache2/msc_pcre.c
@@ -31,11 +31,7 @@ static apr_status_t msc_pcre_cleanup(msc_regex_t *regex) {
         }
 #else
         if (regex->pe != NULL) {
-#if defined(VERSION_NGINX)
             pcre_free(regex->pe);
-#else
-            free(regex->pe);
-#endif
             regex->pe = NULL;
         }
         if (regex->re != NULL) {
@@ -160,11 +156,7 @@ void *msc_pregcomp_ex(apr_pool_t *pool, const char *pattern, int options,
 
     /* Setup the pcre_extra record if pcre_study did not already do it */
     if (pe == NULL) {
-#if defined(VERSION_NGINX)
-        pe = pcre_malloc(sizeof(pcre_extra));
-#else
-        pe = malloc(sizeof(pcre_extra));
-#endif
+        pe = (pcre_extra*)pcre_malloc(sizeof(pcre_extra));
         if (pe == NULL) {
             return NULL;
         }
diff --git a/apache2/re_operators.c b/apache2/re_operators.c
index 017103ed..1d812263 100644
--- a/apache2/re_operators.c
+++ b/apache2/re_operators.c
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ static int msre_op_validateHash_param_init(msre_rule *rule, char **error_msg) {
     const char *pattern = rule->op_param;
     #ifdef WITH_PCRE_STUDY
         #ifdef WITH_PCRE_JIT
-    int rc, jit;
+    int rc, jit = 0;
         #endif
     #endif
 
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ static int msre_op_validateHash_execute(modsec_rec *msr, msre_rule *rule, msre_v
     int rc;
     #ifdef WITH_PCRE_STUDY
        #ifdef WITH_PCRE_JIT
-    int jit;
+    int jit = 0;
        #endif
     #endif
 
@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@ static int msre_op_rx_param_init(msre_rule *rule, char **error_msg) {
     const char *pattern = rule->op_param;
     #ifdef WITH_PCRE_STUDY
        #ifdef WITH_PCRE_JIT
-    int rc, jit;
+    int rc, jit = 0;
        #endif
     #endif
 
@@ -1050,7 +1050,7 @@ static int msre_op_rx_execute(modsec_rec *msr, msre_rule *rule, msre_var *var, c
     msc_parm *mparm = NULL;
     #ifdef WITH_PCRE_STUDY
        #ifdef WITH_PCRE_JIT
-    int jit;
+    int jit = 0;
        #endif
     #endif
 
@@ -2933,7 +2933,7 @@ static int msre_op_verifyCC_execute(modsec_rec *msr, msre_rule *rule, msre_var *
     msc_parm *mparm = NULL;
     #ifdef WITH_PCRE_STUDY
        #ifdef WITH_PCRE_JIT
-    int jit;
+    int jit = 0;
        #endif
     #endif
 
@@ -3266,7 +3266,7 @@ static int msre_op_verifyCPF_execute(modsec_rec *msr, msre_rule *rule, msre_var
     msc_parm *mparm = NULL;
     #ifdef WITH_PCRE_STUDY
        #ifdef WITH_PCRE_JIT
-    int jit;
+    int jit = 0;
        #endif
     #endif
 
@@ -3586,7 +3586,7 @@ static int msre_op_verifySSN_execute(modsec_rec *msr, msre_rule *rule, msre_var
     msc_parm *mparm = NULL;
     #ifdef WITH_PCRE_STUDY
        #ifdef WITH_PCRE_JIT
-    int jit;
+    int jit = 0;
        #endif
     #endif