diff --git a/examples/cutter/cutter.c b/examples/cutter/cutter.c
index c79350ca22..025a2d993e 100644
--- a/examples/cutter/cutter.c
+++ b/examples/cutter/cutter.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ void cut_start (GstElement *element)
   g_print ("DEBUG: cut_start: main_bin paused\n");
 
   {
-    long seconds;
+    time_t seconds;
     struct tm *ct;
     time (&seconds);
     ct = localtime (&seconds);
diff --git a/gst/gstscheduler.h b/gst/gstscheduler.h
index bd9ad3e7f3..792e9b2569 100644
--- a/gst/gstscheduler.h
+++ b/gst/gstscheduler.h
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ void			gst_scheduler_show		(GstScheduler *sched);
 #define GST_SCHEDULER_FACTORY_GET_CLASS(obj) 	(G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS ((obj), GST_TYPE_SCHEDULER_FACTORY, GstSchedulerFactoryClass))
 
 /* change this to change the default scheduler */
-#define GST_SCHEDULER_DEFAULT_NAME	"basicomega"
+#define GST_SCHEDULER_DEFAULT_NAME	"opt"
 
 typedef struct _GstSchedulerFactory GstSchedulerFactory;
 typedef struct _GstSchedulerFactoryClass GstSchedulerFactoryClass;
diff --git a/tests/old/examples/cutter/cutter.c b/tests/old/examples/cutter/cutter.c
index c79350ca22..025a2d993e 100644
--- a/tests/old/examples/cutter/cutter.c
+++ b/tests/old/examples/cutter/cutter.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ void cut_start (GstElement *element)
   g_print ("DEBUG: cut_start: main_bin paused\n");
 
   {
-    long seconds;
+    time_t seconds;
     struct tm *ct;
     time (&seconds);
     ct = localtime (&seconds);