thodg/libgit2

diff --git a/src/clone.c b/src/clone.c
index a5f4867..00e39d3 100644
--- a/src/clone.c
+++ b/src/clone.c
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ static int update_head_to_new_branch(
 	const git_oid *target,
 	const char *name)
 {
-	git_reference *tracking_branch;
+	git_reference *tracking_branch = NULL;
 	int error;
 
 	if ((error = create_tracking_branch(
diff --git a/tests-clar/status/ignore.c b/tests-clar/status/ignore.c
index d18ba78..68dc652 100644
--- a/tests-clar/status/ignore.c
+++ b/tests-clar/status/ignore.c
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ void test_status_ignore__ignore_pattern_contains_space(void)
 void test_status_ignore__ignore_pattern_ignorecase(void)
 {
 	unsigned int flags;
-	const mode_t mode = 0777;
 	bool ignore_case;
 	git_index *index;