diff --git a/kernel/power/KERNEL.POWER9 b/kernel/power/KERNEL.POWER9
index 6d5cf9068..0e0d62393 100644
--- a/kernel/power/KERNEL.POWER9
+++ b/kernel/power/KERNEL.POWER9
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ SGEMMKERNEL    =  sgemm_kernel_power9.S
 SGEMMINCOPY    = ../generic/gemm_ncopy_16.c
 SGEMMITCOPY    = sgemm_tcopy_16_power8.S
 SGEMMONCOPY    =  ../generic/gemm_ncopy_8.c
-SGEMMOTCOPY    = sgemm_tcopy_8_power8.S
-SGEMMINCOPYOBJ =  sgemm_incopy.o
-SGEMMITCOPYOBJ =  sgemm_itcopy.o
-SGEMMONCOPYOBJ =  sgemm_oncopy.o
-SGEMMOTCOPYOBJ =  sgemm_otcopy.o
+SGEMMOTCOPY    = sgemm_tcopy_8_power8.S 
+SGEMMINCOPYOBJ =  sgemm_incopy$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX)
+SGEMMITCOPYOBJ =  sgemm_itcopy$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX)
+SGEMMONCOPYOBJ =  sgemm_oncopy$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX)
+SGEMMOTCOPYOBJ =  sgemm_otcopy$(TSUFFIX).$(SUFFIX)
 
 DGEMMKERNEL    =  dgemm_kernel_power9.S
 DGEMMINCOPY    = ../generic/gemm_ncopy_16.c
diff --git a/kernel/power/icamax.c b/kernel/power/icamax.c
index 06fc5d8ad..bd74d20e5 100644
--- a/kernel/power/icamax.c
+++ b/kernel/power/icamax.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ static inline __attribute__((always_inline)) __vector float mvec_mergeo(__vector
 static BLASLONG   ciamax_kernel_32(BLASLONG n, FLOAT *x, FLOAT *maxf) { 
 
     BLASLONG index;
-    BLASLONG i;
+    BLASLONG i=0;
 #if  defined(USE_MASK_PERMUTATIONS)    
     register __vector unsigned int static_index0 = {0,1,2,3};
 #else
diff --git a/kernel/power/icamin.c b/kernel/power/icamin.c
index 36432c993..336766245 100644
--- a/kernel/power/icamin.c
+++ b/kernel/power/icamin.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 static BLASLONG   ciamin_kernel_32(BLASLONG n, FLOAT *x, FLOAT *minf) { 
 
     BLASLONG index;
-    BLASLONG i;
+    BLASLONG i=0;
     register __vector unsigned int static_index0 = {0,1,2,3};
     register __vector unsigned int temp0 = {4,4,4, 4}; //temporary vector register
     register __vector unsigned int temp1=  temp0<<1;  //{8,8,8,8}