diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index dd9b75e..72bc948 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
         "limits": "c",
         "*.in": "cpp",
         "lerror.h": "c",
-        "stdbool.h": "c"
+        "stdbool.h": "c",
+        "alloca.h": "c"
     },
     "cSpell.words": [
         "cnc's",
diff --git a/lib/src/lsocket.c b/lib/src/lsocket.c
index f944030..f0ad78e 100644
--- a/lib/src/lsocket.c
+++ b/lib/src/lsocket.c
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#include <alloca.h>
-
 #include "lerror.h"
 #include "lmem.h"
 #include "lpolllist.h"
diff --git a/shell/src/sterm.c b/shell/src/sterm.c
index 42740e9..5a56940 100644
--- a/shell/src/sterm.c
+++ b/shell/src/sterm.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ char shellT_getch(void) {
     int r;
     char in;
 
-    if ((r = shellT_readRawInput(&in, 1)) > 0) {
+    if ((r = shellT_readRawInput((uint8_t*)&in, 1)) > 0) {
         return in;
     } else {
         return r;