diff --git a/compat/strcasestr.h b/compat/strcasestr.h
index 7bd9113326..71302516b3 100644
--- a/compat/strcasestr.h
+++ b/compat/strcasestr.h
@@ -27,10 +27,12 @@
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
+
+extern char *strcasestr(const char *haystack, const char *needle);
+
 // Avoid possible naming collisions during link since we prefer to use the actual name.
 #define strcasestr(haystack, needle) strcasestr_rarch__(haystack, needle)
 
-char *strcasestr(const char *haystack, const char *needle);
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/logger/xdk1_logger_override.h b/logger/xdk1_logger_override.h
index e670fee9e3..08b138e0c9 100644
--- a/logger/xdk1_logger_override.h
+++ b/logger/xdk1_logger_override.h
@@ -80,14 +80,13 @@ static inline void RARCH_WARN(const char *msg, ...)
 
 static inline void RARCH_ERR_V(const char *tag, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
-   char msg_new[1024], buffer[1024];
+   char msg_new[1024];
 #ifdef IS_SALAMANDER
    snprintf(msg_new, sizeof(msg_new), "RetroArch Salamander [ERR] :: %s%s", tag ? tag : "", fmt);
 #else
    snprintf(msg_new, sizeof(msg_new), "RetroArch [ERR] :: %s%s", tag ? tag : "", fmt);
 #endif
-   wvsprintf(buffer, msg_new, ap);
-   OutputDebugStringA(buffer);
+   OutputDebugStringA(fmt);
 }
 
 static inline void RARCH_ERR(const char *msg, ...)