diff --git a/gst/gsturi.c b/gst/gsturi.c
index 44c8f45938..020cea9917 100644
--- a/gst/gsturi.c
+++ b/gst/gsturi.c
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ unescape_character (const char *scanner)
     return -1;
   }
 
-  second_digit = hex_to_int (*scanner++);
+  second_digit = hex_to_int (*scanner);
   if (second_digit < 0) {
     return -1;
   }
diff --git a/gst/gstvalue.c b/gst/gstvalue.c
index 0e4322de86..7286a97c11 100644
--- a/gst/gstvalue.c
+++ b/gst/gstvalue.c
@@ -1910,7 +1910,7 @@ gst_string_unwrap (const gchar * s)
     goto beach;
 
   /* null terminate result string and return */
-  *write++ = '\0';
+  *write = '\0';
   return ret;
 
 beach: