diff --git a/cde/lib/DtSvc/DtEncap/spc-util.c b/cde/lib/DtSvc/DtEncap/spc-util.c
index 0b1016312..9facb9ac3 100644
--- a/cde/lib/DtSvc/DtEncap/spc-util.c
+++ b/cde/lib/DtSvc/DtEncap/spc-util.c
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ int sprintf_len (XeString s, XeString format, ...)
   va_start(ap, format);
   if (s) *s = XeChar_NULL;
   vsprintf(s, format, ap);
+  va_end(ap);
   return(strlen(s));
 }
 
diff --git a/cde/lib/tt/lib/util/tt_audit.C b/cde/lib/tt/lib/util/tt_audit.C
index 7903d8440..223bef1fc 100644
--- a/cde/lib/tt/lib/util/tt_audit.C
+++ b/cde/lib/tt/lib/util/tt_audit.C
@@ -292,8 +292,6 @@ entry(const char *argskey, _Tt_entry_pt func, ...)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	va_start(ap, func);
-
 	// paramater checking for NULL & cascaded errors, over-long
 	// propnames, etc.
 	preview = argskey;