diff --git a/tasks.c b/tasks.c
index 5df19ddb0..7c05bd531 100644
--- a/tasks.c
+++ b/tasks.c
@@ -7412,7 +7412,8 @@ static void prvResetNextTaskUnblockTime( void )
         int iSnprintfReturnValue;
         BaseType_t xOutputBufferFull = pdFALSE;
         UBaseType_t uxArraySize, x;
-        configRUN_TIME_COUNTER_TYPE ulTotalTime, ulStatsAsPercentage;
+        configRUN_TIME_COUNTER_TYPE ulTotalTime = 0;
+        configRUN_TIME_COUNTER_TYPE ulStatsAsPercentage;
 
         traceENTER_vTaskGetRunTimeStatistics( pcWriteBuffer, uxBufferLength );
 
diff --git a/timers.c b/timers.c
index 2d24bf042..72636cf46 100644
--- a/timers.c
+++ b/timers.c
@@ -943,12 +943,12 @@
 
     static void prvProcessReceivedCommands( void )
     {
-        DaemonTaskMessage_t xMessage;
+        DaemonTaskMessage_t xMessage = { 0 };
         Timer_t * pxTimer;
         BaseType_t xTimerListsWereSwitched;
         TickType_t xTimeNow;
 
-        while( xQueueReceive( xTimerQueue, &xMessage, tmrNO_DELAY ) != pdFAIL ) /*lint !e603 xMessage does not have to be initialised as it is passed out, not in, and it is not used unless xQueueReceive() returns pdTRUE. */
+        while( xQueueReceive( xTimerQueue, &xMessage, tmrNO_DELAY ) != pdFAIL )
         {
             #if ( INCLUDE_xTimerPendFunctionCall == 1 )
             {