diff --git a/CREDITS b/CREDITS
index ecc017fee..8350e2a89 100644
--- a/CREDITS
+++ b/CREDITS
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ but many others have contributed code and feedback, including
   Devin Matthews           @devinamatthews     (The University of Texas at Austin)
   Stefanos Mavros          @smavros
   Nisanth Padinharepatt                        (AMD)
+  Ajay Panyala             @ajaypanyala
   Devangi Parikh           @dnparikh           (The University of Texas at Austin)
   Elmar Peise              @elmar-peise        (RWTH-Aachen)
   Clément Pernet           @ClementPernet
diff --git a/common.mk b/common.mk
index cc53eaad2..d02336550 100644
--- a/common.mk
+++ b/common.mk
@@ -212,6 +212,11 @@ get-sandbox-cxxtext-for = "('$(1)' CXXFLAGS for sandboxes)"
 files-that-contain      = $(strip $(foreach f, $(1), $(if $(findstring $(2),$(f)),$(f),)))
 files-that-dont-contain = $(strip $(foreach f, $(1), $(if $(findstring $(2),$(f)),,$(f))))
 
+# Define a function that removes duplicate words from a list.
+# NOTE: This function was obtained via [1]; thanks bobbogo for this
+# concise definition.
+# [1] https://stackoverflow.com/questions/16144115/makefile-remove-duplicate-words-without-sorting
+rm-dupls = $(if $1,$(firstword $1) $(call rm-dupls,$(filter-out $(firstword $1),$1)))
 
 
 #
@@ -833,9 +838,6 @@ endif
 # --- LDFLAGS cleanup ----------------------------------------------------------
 #
 
-# Remove duplicate flags/options in LDFLAGS (such as -lpthread) by sorting.
-LDFLAGS := $(sort $(LDFLAGS))
-
 
 
 #
diff --git a/frame/base/bli_mem.h b/frame/base/bli_mem.h
index e6879393d..d7805ba99 100644
--- a/frame/base/bli_mem.h
+++ b/frame/base/bli_mem.h
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ static void bli_mem_clear( mem_t* mem )
 	//Pass actual type instead
 	bli_mem_set_buf_type ( pb, mem );
 #else
-	bli_mem_set_buf_type( -1, mem );
+	bli_mem_set_buf_type( ( packbuf_t )-1, mem );
 #endif
 	bli_mem_set_pool( NULL, mem );
 	bli_mem_set_size( 0, mem );
diff --git a/frame/thread/bli_thread.c b/frame/thread/bli_thread.c
index b9e493473..687e56afc 100644
--- a/frame/thread/bli_thread.c
+++ b/frame/thread/bli_thread.c
@@ -1062,7 +1062,6 @@ void bli_thread_partition_2x2
     {
         *nt1 = ( work1 >= work2 ? n_thread : 1 );
         *nt2 = ( work1 <  work2 ? n_thread : 1 );
-
 		return;
     }