diff --git a/gst/gstcompat.h b/gst/gstcompat.h
index 3f4a68297a..67f5168200 100644
--- a/gst/gstcompat.h
+++ b/gst/gstcompat.h
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
  * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor,
  * Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
  */
+
+/* API compatibility stuff */
+#ifndef __GSTCOMPAT_H__
+#define __GSTCOMPAT_H__
 /**
  * SECTION:gstcompat
  * @short_description: Deprecated API entries
@@ -28,9 +32,6 @@
  * This can be done in CFLAGS for compiling old code.
  */
 
-/* API compatibility stuff */
-#ifndef __GSTCOMPAT_H__
-#define __GSTCOMPAT_H__
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
diff --git a/gst/gstinfo.c b/gst/gstinfo.c
index 4419817b7f..ea2876da42 100644
--- a/gst/gstinfo.c
+++ b/gst/gstinfo.c
@@ -1293,13 +1293,13 @@ gst_debug_set_color_mode (GstDebugColorMode mode)
  * Since: 1.2
  */
 void
-gst_debug_set_color_mode_from_string (const gchar * str)
+gst_debug_set_color_mode_from_string (const gchar * mode)
 {
-  if ((strcmp (str, "on") == 0) || (strcmp (str, "auto") == 0))
+  if ((strcmp (mode, "on") == 0) || (strcmp (mode, "auto") == 0))
     gst_debug_set_color_mode (GST_DEBUG_COLOR_MODE_ON);
-  else if ((strcmp (str, "off") == 0) || (strcmp (str, "disable") == 0))
+  else if ((strcmp (mode, "off") == 0) || (strcmp (mode, "disable") == 0))
     gst_debug_set_color_mode (GST_DEBUG_COLOR_MODE_OFF);
-  else if (strcmp (str, "unix") == 0)
+  else if (strcmp (mode, "unix") == 0)
     gst_debug_set_color_mode (GST_DEBUG_COLOR_MODE_UNIX);
 }
 
diff --git a/gst/gstinfo.h b/gst/gstinfo.h
index 46a81f0176..4f9baa6488 100644
--- a/gst/gstinfo.h
+++ b/gst/gstinfo.h
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ gboolean        gst_debug_is_active   (void);
 
 void            gst_debug_set_colored (gboolean colored);
 void            gst_debug_set_color_mode   (GstDebugColorMode mode);
-void            gst_debug_set_color_mode_from_string (const gchar * str);
+void            gst_debug_set_color_mode_from_string (const gchar * mode);
 gboolean        gst_debug_is_colored  (void);
 GstDebugColorMode gst_debug_get_color_mode (void);