diff --git a/driver/level3/trmm_R.c b/driver/level3/trmm_R.c
index bdd9370cd..0882aa496 100644
--- a/driver/level3/trmm_R.c
+++ b/driver/level3/trmm_R.c
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ int CNAME(blas_arg_t *args, BLASLONG *range_m, BLASLONG *range_n, FLOAT *sa, FLO
   BLASLONG ls, is, js;
   BLASLONG min_l, min_i, min_j;
   BLASLONG jjs, min_jj;
+#if !((!defined(UPPER) && !defined(TRANSA)) || (defined(UPPER) && defined(TRANSA)))
+  BLASLONG start_ls;
+#endif
 
   m = args -> m;
   n = args -> n;
@@ -226,8 +229,6 @@ int CNAME(blas_arg_t *args, BLASLONG *range_m, BLASLONG *range_n, FLOAT *sa, FLO
   }
 
 #else
-  BLASLONG start_ls;
-
   for(js = n; js > 0; js -= GEMM_R){
     min_j = js;
     if (min_j > GEMM_R) min_j = GEMM_R;
diff --git a/driver/level3/trsm_L.c b/driver/level3/trsm_L.c
index 78da0eb6c..d8130ee7e 100644
--- a/driver/level3/trsm_L.c
+++ b/driver/level3/trsm_L.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ int CNAME(blas_arg_t *args, BLASLONG *range_m, BLASLONG *range_n, FLOAT *sa, FLO
   BLASLONG ls, is, js;
   BLASLONG min_l, min_i, min_j;
   BLASLONG jjs, min_jj;
+#if !((!defined(UPPER) && !defined(TRANSA)) || (defined(UPPER) && defined(TRANSA)))
+  BLASLONG start_is;
+#endif
 
   m = args -> m;
   n = args -> n;
@@ -178,8 +181,6 @@ int CNAME(blas_arg_t *args, BLASLONG *range_m, BLASLONG *range_n, FLOAT *sa, FLO
       }
     }
 #else
-    BLASLONG start_is;
-
     for(ls = m; ls > 0; ls -= GEMM_Q){
       min_l = ls;
       if (min_l > GEMM_Q) min_l = GEMM_Q;
diff --git a/driver/level3/trsm_R.c b/driver/level3/trsm_R.c
index 169441d1e..f6a57f93f 100644
--- a/driver/level3/trsm_R.c
+++ b/driver/level3/trsm_R.c
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ int CNAME(blas_arg_t *args, BLASLONG *range_m, BLASLONG *range_n, FLOAT *sa, FLO
   BLASLONG ls, is, js;
   BLASLONG min_l, min_i, min_j;
   BLASLONG jjs, min_jj;
+#if !((defined(UPPER) && !defined(TRANSA)) || (!defined(UPPER) && defined(TRANSA)))
+  BLASLONG start_ls;
+#endif
 
   m = args -> m;
   n = args -> n;
@@ -226,8 +229,6 @@ int CNAME(blas_arg_t *args, BLASLONG *range_m, BLASLONG *range_n, FLOAT *sa, FLO
   }
 
 #else
-  BLASLONG start_ls;
-
   for(js = n; js > 0; js -= GEMM_R){
     min_j = js;
     if (min_j > GEMM_R) min_j = GEMM_R;
diff --git a/interface/gemm.c b/interface/gemm.c
index a5a2b4724..7253b0500 100644
--- a/interface/gemm.c
+++ b/interface/gemm.c
@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@ void NAME(char *TRANSA, char *TRANSB,
   FLOAT *sa, *sb;
 
 #ifdef SMP
+  int nthreads_max;
+  int nthreads_avail;
+  double MNK;
 #ifndef COMPLEX
 #ifdef XDOUBLE
   int mode  =  BLAS_XDOUBLE | BLAS_REAL;
@@ -237,6 +240,9 @@ void CNAME(enum CBLAS_ORDER order, enum CBLAS_TRANSPOSE TransA, enum CBLAS_TRANS
   XFLOAT *sa, *sb;
 
 #ifdef SMP
+  int nthreads_max;
+  int nthreads_avail;
+  double MNK;
 #ifndef COMPLEX
 #ifdef XDOUBLE
   int mode  =  BLAS_XDOUBLE | BLAS_REAL;
@@ -400,15 +406,15 @@ void CNAME(enum CBLAS_ORDER order, enum CBLAS_TRANSPOSE TransA, enum CBLAS_TRANS
   mode |= (transa << BLAS_TRANSA_SHIFT);
   mode |= (transb << BLAS_TRANSB_SHIFT);
 
-  int nthreads_max = num_cpu_avail(3);
-  int nthreads_avail = nthreads_max;
+  nthreads_max = num_cpu_avail(3);
+  nthreads_avail = nthreads_max;
 
 #ifndef COMPLEX
-  double MNK = (double) args.m * (double) args.n * (double) args.k;
+  MNK = (double) args.m * (double) args.n * (double) args.k;
   if ( MNK <= (65536.0  * (double) GEMM_MULTITHREAD_THRESHOLD)  )
 	nthreads_max = 1;
 #else
-  double MNK = (double) args.m * (double) args.n * (double) args.k;
+  MNK = (double) args.m * (double) args.n * (double) args.k;
   if ( MNK <= (8192.0  * (double) GEMM_MULTITHREAD_THRESHOLD)  )
 	nthreads_max = 1;
 #endif
diff --git a/interface/gemv.c b/interface/gemv.c
index 2dd82dce5..638329a2c 100644
--- a/interface/gemv.c
+++ b/interface/gemv.c
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ void NAME(char *TRANS, blasint *M, blasint *N,
   FLOAT *buffer;
 #ifdef SMP
   int nthreads;
+  int nthreads_max;
+  int nthreads_avail;
+  double MNK;
 #endif
 
   int (*gemv[])(BLASLONG, BLASLONG, BLASLONG, FLOAT, FLOAT *, BLASLONG,  FLOAT * , BLASLONG, FLOAT *, BLASLONG, FLOAT *) = {
@@ -134,6 +137,9 @@ void CNAME(enum CBLAS_ORDER order,
   blasint info, t;
 #ifdef SMP
   int nthreads;
+  int nthreads_max;
+  int nthreads_avail;
+  double MNK;
 #endif
 
   int (*gemv[])(BLASLONG, BLASLONG, BLASLONG, FLOAT, FLOAT *, BLASLONG,  FLOAT * , BLASLONG, FLOAT *, BLASLONG, FLOAT *) = {
@@ -212,10 +218,10 @@ void CNAME(enum CBLAS_ORDER order,
 
 #ifdef SMP
 
-  int  nthreads_max = num_cpu_avail(2);
-  int  nthreads_avail = nthreads_max;
+  nthreads_max = num_cpu_avail(2);
+  nthreads_avail = nthreads_max;
 
-  double MNK = (double) m * (double) n;
+  MNK = (double) m * (double) n;
   if ( MNK <= (24.0 * 24.0  * (double) (GEMM_MULTITHREAD_THRESHOLD*GEMM_MULTITHREAD_THRESHOLD) )  )
         nthreads_max = 1;
 
diff --git a/lapack/getrf/getrf_parallel.c b/lapack/getrf/getrf_parallel.c
index b4f33583f..8fdf76987 100644
--- a/lapack/getrf/getrf_parallel.c
+++ b/lapack/getrf/getrf_parallel.c
@@ -373,7 +373,11 @@ blasint CNAME(blas_arg_t *args, BLASLONG *range_m, BLASLONG *range_n, FLOAT *sa,
 
   BLASLONG num_cpu;
 
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+  BLASLONG flag[MAX_CPU_NUMBER * CACHE_LINE_SIZE];
+#else
   volatile BLASLONG flag[MAX_CPU_NUMBER * CACHE_LINE_SIZE] __attribute__((aligned(128)));
+#endif
 
 #ifndef COMPLEX
 #ifdef XDOUBLE