diff --git a/interface/vcos/pthreads/vcos_platform.h b/interface/vcos/pthreads/vcos_platform.h
index 465abd2..9356479 100755
--- a/interface/vcos/pthreads/vcos_platform.h
+++ b/interface/vcos/pthreads/vcos_platform.h
@@ -120,9 +120,6 @@ typedef struct
 
 #define VCOS_ONCE_INIT        PTHREAD_ONCE_INIT
 
-#if defined(__arm__) && !defined(_HAVE_TIMER_T) && !defined(ANDROID)
-typedef __timer_t timer_t;
-#endif
 typedef struct VCOS_TIMER_T
 {
    pthread_t thread;                      /**< id of the timer thread */
diff --git a/interface/vcos/pthreads/vcos_pthreads.c b/interface/vcos/pthreads/vcos_pthreads.c
index 6ecc7da..9296ebe 100644
--- a/interface/vcos/pthreads/vcos_pthreads.c
+++ b/interface/vcos/pthreads/vcos_pthreads.c
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ const char ** vcos_get_argv(void)
  */
 uint32_t _vcos_get_ticks_per_second(void)
 {
-   return HZ;
+   return 100;
 }
 
 VCOS_STATUS_T vcos_once(VCOS_ONCE_T *once_control,
diff --git a/interface/vmcs_host/linux/vcfilesys.c b/interface/vmcs_host/linux/vcfilesys.c
index ab65e3e..53c7486 100644
--- a/interface/vmcs_host/linux/vcfilesys.c
+++ b/interface/vmcs_host/linux/vcfilesys.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 
-#if !defined(ANDROID) && !defined( __USE_FILE_OFFSET64 )
+#if defined(__GLIBC__) && !defined( __USE_FILE_OFFSET64 )
 #error   "__USE_FILE_OFFSET64 isn't defined"
 #endif
 
@@ -916,7 +916,7 @@ int vc_hostfs_set_attr(const char *path, fattributes_t attr)
 
    if (pathbuf)
    {
-      __mode_t mode = 0;
+      mode_t mode = 0;
       struct stat sb;
 
       backslash_to_slash(pathbuf);