diff --git a/gst/asfdemux/asfpacket.c b/gst/asfdemux/asfpacket.c
index 5942730dc9..f9b13fb382 100644
--- a/gst/asfdemux/asfpacket.c
+++ b/gst/asfdemux/asfpacket.c
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ asf_packet_read_varlen_int (guint lentype_flags, guint lentype_bit_offset,
       val = GST_READ_UINT32_LE (*p_data);
       break;
     default:
+      val = 0;
       g_assert_not_reached ();
   }
 
diff --git a/gst/realmedia/rmdemux.c b/gst/realmedia/rmdemux.c
index 8ce9f09b3c..862433900c 100644
--- a/gst/realmedia/rmdemux.c
+++ b/gst/realmedia/rmdemux.c
@@ -2139,6 +2139,7 @@ gst_rmdemux_handle_scrambled_packet (GstRMDemux * rmdemux,
       ret = gst_rmdemux_descramble_sipr_audio (rmdemux, stream);
       break;
     default:
+      ret = GST_FLOW_ERROR;
       g_assert_not_reached ();
   }