diff --git a/hprint.cpp b/hprint.cpp
index 87b143ca..083d1fbf 100644
--- a/hprint.cpp
+++ b/hprint.cpp
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ bool scan(fhstream& hs, int& i) { return fscanf(hs.f, "%d", &i) == 1; }
 bool scan(fhstream& hs, color_t& c) { return fscanf(hs.f, "%x", &c) == 1; }
 bool scan(fhstream& hs, ld& x) { return fscanf(hs.f, "%lf", &x) == 1; }
 bool scan(fhstream& hs, string& s) { char t[10000]; t[0] = 0; int err = fscanf(hs.f, "%9500s", t); s = t; return err == 1 && t[0]; }
-string scanline(fhstream& hs) { char buf[10000]; buf[0] = 0; fgets(buf, 10000, hs.f); return buf; }
+string scanline(fhstream& hs) { char buf[10000]; buf[0] = 0; ignore(fgets(buf, 10000, hs.f)); return buf; }
 
 /*
 string fts_smartdisplay(ld x, int maxdisplay) {
diff --git a/nonisotropic.cpp b/nonisotropic.cpp
index 0f0c061c..adb1e1f1 100644
--- a/nonisotropic.cpp
+++ b/nonisotropic.cpp
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ EX namespace solv {
     FILE *f = fopen(solfname.c_str(), "rb");
     // if(!f) f = fopen("/usr/lib/soltable.dat", "rb");
     if(!f) { addMessage(XLAT("geodesic table missing")); pmodel = mdPerspective; return; }
-    fread(&PRECX, 4, 1, f);
-    fread(&PRECY, 4, 1, f);
-    fread(&PRECZ, 4, 1, f);
+    ignore(fread(&PRECX, 4, 1, f));
+    ignore(fread(&PRECY, 4, 1, f));
+    ignore(fread(&PRECZ, 4, 1, f));
     inverse_exp_table.resize(PRECX * PRECY * PRECZ);
-    fread(&inverse_exp_table[0], sizeof(nisot::ptlow) * PRECX * PRECY * PRECZ, 1, f);
+    ignore(fread(&inverse_exp_table[0], sizeof(nisot::ptlow) * PRECX * PRECY * PRECZ, 1, f));
     fclose(f);
     table_loaded = true;    
     }