diff --git a/compiler-init/pawncc.c b/compiler-init/pawncc.c
index 53ba7067..d7c40653 100644
--- a/compiler-init/pawncc.c
+++ b/compiler-init/pawncc.c
@@ -495,6 +495,9 @@ write_error:
 		unlink(bin_file->name);
 		fclose(fp);
 
+		memfile_destroy(bin_file);
+		bin_file = NULL;
+
 		return 1;
 	}
 
diff --git a/compiler-init/sc1.c b/compiler-init/sc1.c
index 8a8f07d0..27ce05dc 100644
--- a/compiler-init/sc1.c
+++ b/compiler-init/sc1.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ static int *readwhile(void);
 static void inst_datetime_defines(void);
 
 static int norun      = 0;      /* the compiler never ran */
-static int autozero   = 0;      /* if 1 will zero out the variable, if 0 omit the zeroing */ 
+static int autozero   = 1;      /* if 1 will zero out the variable, if 0 omit the zeroing */ 
 static int lastst     = 0;      /* last executed statement type */
 static int nestlevel  = 0;      /* number of active (open) compound statements */
 static int rettype    = 0;      /* the type that a "return" expression should have */