diff --git a/src/libCom/osi/os/posix/osdMutex.c b/src/libCom/osi/os/posix/osdMutex.c
index 9f1cc6f2f..e5696237e 100644
--- a/src/libCom/osi/os/posix/osdMutex.c
+++ b/src/libCom/osi/os/posix/osdMutex.c
@@ -78,7 +78,10 @@ void epicsMutexOsdDestroy(struct epicsMutexOSD * pmutex)
     int   status;
 
     status = pthread_mutex_destroy(&pmutex->lock);
-    checkStatus(status,"pthread_mutex_destroy");
+/*    checkStatus(status,"pthread_mutex_destroy");*/
+if(status) { 
+    errlogPrintf("%s failed: error %s\n","duhhhh",strerror((status)));
+}
     status = pthread_mutexattr_destroy(&pmutex->mutexAttr);
     checkStatus(status,"pthread_mutexattr_destroy");
     free(pmutex);
diff --git a/src/libCom/osi/os/posix/osdThread.c b/src/libCom/osi/os/posix/osdThread.c
index 1d256d6ff..8c62bbc0e 100644
--- a/src/libCom/osi/os/posix/osdThread.c
+++ b/src/libCom/osi/os/posix/osdThread.c
@@ -524,6 +524,7 @@ void epicsThreadGetName(epicsThreadId pthreadInfo, char *name, size_t size)
 void epicsThreadShowAll(unsigned int level)
 {
     epicsThreadOSD *pthreadInfo;
+    int status;
 
     if(!epicsThreadInitCalled) epicsThreadInit();
     epicsThreadShow(0,level);