diff --git a/lib/include/laika.h b/lib/include/laika.h
index 9216b39..7eef660 100644
--- a/lib/include/laika.h
+++ b/lib/include/laika.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #ifdef DEBUG
 #define LAIKA_DEBUG(...) printf("[~] " __VA_ARGS__); fflush(stdout);
 #else
-#define LAIKA_DEBUG(...)
+#define LAIKA_DEBUG(...) ((void)0) /* no op */
 #endif
 
 #endif
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diff --git a/lib/include/lerror.h b/lib/include/lerror.h
index f4f388d..c1edddb 100644
--- a/lib/include/lerror.h
+++ b/lib/include/lerror.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     else \
         exit(1); \
 } while(0);
-#define LAIKA_WARN(...)
+#define LAIKA_WARN(...) ((void)0) /* no op */
 #else
 #define LAIKA_ERROR(...) do { \
     printf("[ERROR] : " __VA_ARGS__); \
diff --git a/lib/include/lmem.h b/lib/include/lmem.h
index 9fe17c6..33f741b 100644
--- a/lib/include/lmem.h
+++ b/lib/include/lmem.h
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@
 #define ENDVLA(var) laikaM_free(var);
 #else
 #define VLA(type, var, sz) type var[sz];
-/* stubbed */
-#define ENDVLA(var)
+#define ENDVLA(var) ((void)0) /* no op */
 #endif
 
 #define laikaM_malloc(sz) laikaM_realloc(NULL, sz)
@@ -25,20 +24,20 @@
     }
 
 /* moves array elements above indx down by numElem, removing numElem elements at indx */ 
-#define laikaM_rmvarray(buf, count, indx, numElem) { \
+#define laikaM_rmvarray(buf, count, indx, numElem) do { \
     int _i, _sz = ((count-indx)-numElem); \
     for (_i = 0; _i < _sz; _i++) \
         buf[indx+_i] = buf[indx+numElem+_i]; \
     count -= numElem; \
-}
+} while(0);
 
 /* moves array elements above indx up by numElem, inserting numElem elements at indx */ 
-#define laikaM_insertarray(buf, count, indx, numElem) { \
+#define laikaM_insertarray(buf, count, indx, numElem) do { \
     int _i; \
     for (_i = count; _i > indx; _i--) \
         buf[_i] = buf[_i-1]; \
     count += numElem; \
-}
+} while(0);
 
 void *laikaM_realloc(void *buf, size_t sz);