diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index b7e49912ed..009ff2548d 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -578,6 +578,7 @@ libvirt_la_BUILT_LIBADD += libvirt_driver_remote.la
 endif
 libvirt_driver_remote_la_CFLAGS =				\
 		$(GNUTLS_CFLAGS)				\
+		$(XDR_CFLAGS)					\
 		-I@top_srcdir@/src/conf				\
 		-I@top_srcdir@/src/rpc				\
 		$(AM_CFLAGS)
@@ -1293,6 +1294,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST += \
 endif
 libvirt_net_rpc_server_la_CFLAGS = \
 			$(AVAHI_CFLAGS) \
+			$(XDR_CFLAGS) \
 			$(AM_CFLAGS) \
 			$(POLKIT_CFLAGS)
 libvirt_net_rpc_server_la_LDFLAGS = \
@@ -1309,7 +1311,8 @@ libvirt_net_rpc_client_la_SOURCES = \
 	rpc/virnetclientstream.h rpc/virnetclientstream.c \
 	rpc/virnetclient.h rpc/virnetclient.c
 libvirt_net_rpc_client_la_CFLAGS = \
-			$(AM_CFLAGS)
+			$(AM_CFLAGS) \
+			$(XDR_CFLAGS)
 libvirt_net_rpc_client_la_LDFLAGS = \
 			$(AM_LDFLAGS) \
 			$(CYGWIN_EXTRA_LDFLAGS) \
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetsocket.c b/src/rpc/virnetsocket.c
index dcdc937576..41b691a6aa 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetsocket.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetsocket.c
@@ -345,8 +345,8 @@ int virNetSocketNewListenUNIX(const char *path,
      */
     if (grp != 0 && chown(path, -1, grp)) {
         virReportSystemError(errno,
-                             _("Failed to change group ID of '%s' to %d"),
-                             path, grp);
+                             _("Failed to change group ID of '%s' to %u"),
+                             path, (unsigned int) grp);
         goto error;
     }
 
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ int virNetSocketGetLocalIdentity(virNetSocketPtr sock,
                                  pid_t *pid)
 {
     struct ucred cr;
-    unsigned int cr_len = sizeof (cr);
+    socklen_t cr_len = sizeof (cr);
     virMutexLock(&sock->lock);
 
     if (getsockopt(sock->fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_PEERCRED, &cr, &cr_len) < 0) {