diff --git a/hw/xfree86/loader/sdksyms.sh b/hw/xfree86/loader/sdksyms.sh
index 356d490fa..f60b8ed74 100755
--- a/hw/xfree86/loader/sdksyms.sh
+++ b/hw/xfree86/loader/sdksyms.sh
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ BEGIN {
 	    # skip modifiers, if any
 	    $n ~ /^\*?(unsigned|const|volatile|struct)$/ ||
 	    # skip pointer
-	    $n ~ /\*$/)
+	    $n ~ /^[a-zA-Z0-9_]*\*$/)
 	    n++;
 
 	# type specifier may not be set, as in
@@ -367,6 +367,10 @@ BEGIN {
 	if ($n !~ /[^a-zA-Z0-9_]/)
 	    n++;
 
+	# go back if we are at the parameter list already
+	if ($n ~ /^[(]([^*].*)?$/)
+	    n--;
+
 	# match
 	#    extern _X_EXPORT type (* name[])(...)
 	if ($n ~ /^[^a-zA-Z0-9_]+$/)
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/parser/Makefile.am b/hw/xfree86/parser/Makefile.am
index a5adc01ee..fb5d49e88 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/parser/Makefile.am
+++ b/hw/xfree86/parser/Makefile.am
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ libxf86config_internal_la_SOURCES = \
 	$(INTERNAL_SOURCES)
 
 libxf86config_a_SOURCES = \
-	$(TOP_SRCDIR)/os/xprintf.c \
+	$(top_srcdir)/os/xprintf.c \
 	$(INTERNAL_SOURCES)
 libxf86config_a_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS)
 
diff --git a/os/xprintf.c b/os/xprintf.c
index 0a8bd0687..254b7374a 100644
--- a/os/xprintf.c
+++ b/os/xprintf.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ Xvasprintf(char **ret, const char * _X_RESTRICT_KYWD format, va_list va)
         return -1;
 
     vsnprintf(*ret, size + 1, format, va);
-    ret[size] = 0;
+    (*ret)[size] = 0;
     return size;
 #endif
 }