diff --git a/src/Core/Entities/PlayerEntityControls.m b/src/Core/Entities/PlayerEntityControls.m
index 2a311183..89737c13 100644
--- a/src/Core/Entities/PlayerEntityControls.m
+++ b/src/Core/Entities/PlayerEntityControls.m
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ static NSTimeInterval	time_last_frame;
 					if (!ident_engaged)
 					{
 						if (missile_status !=MISSILE_STATUS_SAFE)
-								[UNIVERSE addMessage:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@ %@", DESC(@"missile-safe"), (primaryTarget != NO_TARGET && [self hasEquipmentItem:@"EQ_SCANNER_SHOW_MISSILE_TARGET"])? DESC(@"ident-off") : @""] forCount:2.5];
+								[UNIVERSE addMessage:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@ %@", DESC(@"missile-safe"), (primaryTarget != NO_TARGET && [self hasEquipmentItem:@"EQ_SCANNER_SHOW_MISSILE_TARGET"])? DESC(@"ident-off") : (NSString *)@""] forCount:2.5];
 						primaryTarget = NO_TARGET;
 						[self safeAllMissiles];
 						[self playMissileSafe];
diff --git a/src/Core/Entities/ShipEntity.m b/src/Core/Entities/ShipEntity.m
index ec2bf204..9637a5f9 100644
--- a/src/Core/Entities/ShipEntity.m
+++ b/src/Core/Entities/ShipEntity.m
@@ -4873,7 +4873,7 @@ BOOL class_masslocks(int some_class)
 	{
 		ShipEntity* target = [UNIVERSE entityForUniversalID:primaryTarget];
 		primaryTarget = NO_TARGET;
-		[self doScriptEvent:@"shipLostTarget" withArgument: (target && target->isShip) ? target : nil];
+		[self doScriptEvent:@"shipLostTarget" withArgument:(target && target->isShip) ? (id)target : nil];
 		[shipAI reactToMessage:@"TARGET_LOST"];
 	}
 }