diff --git a/rt/softpll/spll_common.c b/rt/softpll/spll_common.c
index 177e07db3156f712354a61a01f300ff08e1a86ca..d70b3d4ae9a736f0bed594e222a2f8c1f95a9f28 100644
--- a/rt/softpll/spll_common.c
+++ b/rt/softpll/spll_common.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 /* spll_common.c - common data structures and functions used by the SoftPLL */
 
-
+#include <string.h>
 #include "spll_defs.h"
 #include "spll_common.h"
 
diff --git a/rt/softpll/spll_helper.c b/rt/softpll/spll_helper.c
index 7b03ce17a253d53edac22394afb285f46a6cc815..e1d5ba71a2e1818ef9e9d54251c3f593dc176d85 100644
--- a/rt/softpll/spll_helper.c
+++ b/rt/softpll/spll_helper.c
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ void helper_init(struct spll_helper_state *s, int ref_channel)
 	s->ld.delock_samples = 100;
 	s->ref_src = ref_channel;
 	s->delock_count = 0;
-
 }
 
 int helper_update(struct spll_helper_state *s, int tag,
@@ -108,5 +107,4 @@ void helper_start(struct spll_helper_state *s)
 
 	spll_enable_tagger(s->ref_src, 1);
 	spll_debug(DBG_EVENT | DBG_HELPER, DBG_EVT_START, 1);
-
 }